Tortella (plant)

Tortella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae. The genus was first described by Karl Müller and has a cosmopolitan distribution

Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Tortella:
 * Tortella afrocespitosa (Müll.Hal.) Broth.
 * Tortella alpicola Dixon, 1929
 * Tortella aprica Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella arctica (Arnell) A.C.Crundwell & Nyholm
 * Tortella bambergeri (Schimp.) Broth.
 * Tortella brotheri Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella bryotropica Zander, 1987
 * Tortella cirrifolia Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella contortifolia Brotherus, 1906
 * Tortella cryptocarpa Zander, 1993
 * Tortella × cuspidatissima (Cardot & Thér.) O.Werner, Köckinger & Ros
 * Tortella cyrtobasis Dixon, 1935
 * Tortella dakinii J.H.Willis, 1955
 * Tortella densa (Lorentz & Molendo) Crundw. & Nyholm
 * Tortella eckendorffii Zander, 1993
 * Tortella erosodentata Sakurai
 * Tortella eutrichostomum (Müll.Hal.) Broth.
 * Tortella fasciculata (Culm.) Culm
 * Tortella flavovirens Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella fleischeri (E.Bauer) J.J.Amann
 * Tortella fragilis Limpricht, 1888
 * Tortella fragillima Potier de la Varde, 1955
 * Tortella fristedtii Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella fruchartii Zander, 1993
 * Tortella germainii Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella goniospora Zander, 1993
 * Tortella grossiretis E.B.Bartram
 * Tortella guatemalensis E.B.Bartram
 * Tortella himantina (Besch.) Broth.
 * Tortella hosseusii Herzog, 1939
 * Tortella humilis Jennings, 1913
 * Tortella hyalinoblasta Broth.
 * Tortella inclinata Limpricht, 1888
 * Tortella inflexa Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella involutifolia Dixon, 1932
 * Tortella japonica (Besch.) Broth.
 * Tortella jugicola Paris, 1906
 * Tortella kmetiana Pilous, 1961
 * Tortella knightii Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella lilliputana Zander, 1993
 * Tortella limbata Geheeb & Herzog, 1910
 * Tortella limosella (Stirt.) P.W.Richards & E.C.Wallace
 * Tortella lindmaniana Brotherus, 1900
 * Tortella linearis Zander, 1993
 * Tortella malacophylla (Müll.Hal.) Paris
 * Tortella mediterranea Köckinger, Lüth, O.Werner & Ros
 * Tortella mooreae Sainsbury, 1949
 * Tortella nano-tortuosa (Müll.Hal.) Watts & Whitel.
 * Tortella natalensicespitosa (Müll.Hal.) Broth.
 * Tortella nitida Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella novae-valesiae Brotherus, 1916
 * Tortella pallido-viridis (Müll.Hal.) Broth.
 * Tortella perrufula Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella pilcomayica Herzog, 1916
 * Tortella platyphylla Broth. ex Iisiba
 * Tortella pseudocaespitosa Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella pseudofragilis (Thér.) Köckinger & Hedenäs
 * Tortella richardsii E.B.Bartram
 * Tortella rigens Albertson, 1946
 * Tortella rubripes Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella simplex H.Robinson, 1977
 * Tortella smithii C.C.Townsend, 1969
 * Tortella somaliae Zander, 1993
 * Tortella spinidens (G.Roth ex Zodda) Levier & G.Roth
 * Tortella spitsbergensis (Bizot & Thér.) O.Werner, Köckinger & Ros
 * Tortella subflavovirens Brotherus & Watts, 1911
 * Tortella theriotii Broth. & P.de la Varde
 * Tortella torquescens (Schimp. ex Müll.Hal.) Broth.
 * Tortella tortuloides (Sull. & Lesq.) Broth.
 * Tortella tortuosa Limpricht, 1888
 * Tortella undulatifolia Dixon, 1942
 * Tortella vernicosa Brotherus, 1902
 * Tortella walkeri Zander, 1993
 * Tortella xanthocarpa Brotherus, 1902