Orig. (Dierßen 1973): Brachythecio rivularis-Cratoneuretum (Cratoneuron commutatum = Palustriella commutata, C. filicinum)
Syn.: Cratoneuro fallacis-Brachythecietum rivularis Giacomini 1939 (§ 2b, nomen nudum), Pellio endiviifoliae-Cratoneuretum commutati Rivola 1982, Cratoneuretum commutati sensu auct. non Aichinger 1933 (pseudonym)
Formal definition: Palustriella commutata cover > 5 % NOT group Allium schoenoprasum NOT group Eriophorum latifolium NOT group Juncus inflexus NOT group Lychnis flos-cuculi NOT group Philonotis seriata NOT Allium schoenoprasum cover > 5 % NOT Berula erecta cover > 50 % NOT Petasites albus cover > 50 % NOT Trichophorum alpinum cover > 5 %