Abstract
Phylogenetic relationships are investigated using nucleotide sequences of the chloroplast gene, rbcL, for members of the family Plagiotheciaceae and its relatives. Nucleotide sequences of the rbcL were determined in 32 species (38 samples). In some species small differences in the nucleotide sequences of rbcL were recognized between the materials from different localities. The phylogenetic tree deduced from the sequences of the rbcL loci indicates the following: (1) pleurocarpous mosses form a monophyletic clade; (2) Plagiothecium is monophyletic; (3) Taxiphyllum is not closely related to Plagiothecium; (4) the family Hypnaceae is paraphyletic; (5) Pylaisiella is heterogeneous.
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