Luvalliales
Luvalliales is a historical order of mosses used in some bryophyte classifications. It was introduced in certain taxonomic treatments to group a subset of leafy mosses, but the exact composition of the order varied among authors and time periods. Because there was no universally accepted definition, different botanists placed different families and genera within Luvalliales, leading to inconsistent circumscription.
In modern bryology, Luvalliales is not recognized as a valid order by major classification schemes. The taxa
Today, references to Luvalliales are primarily found in historical literature and in databases that retain legacy
See also: Bryophyte taxonomy, Moss orders, Molecular phylogenetics in bryology. References commonly cited in discussions of