Jungermanniaceae | |
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Jungermannia hyalina | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: | Jungermanniales |
Family: | Jungermanniaceae Rchb. |
Jungermanniaceae is the namesake family of leafy liverworts. It is a group of small plants that are widely distributed. Several genera formerly included within the family are now classified in the Myliaceae or Solenostomataceae.
Most of the species of this family are found in temperate regions.
The main characteristics of the family:
The branches do not grow from the underside of the stem when the plants branch. The leaves are unlobed and have a smooth edge, and the underlobes are vestigial or absent. The rhizoids are scattered along the underside of the stem, and not restricted to specific patches near the underleaves.
Subfamilies and genera included in Jungermanniaceae: [1]
Former genera in the Jungermanniaceae:
Lepidoziaceae is a family of leafy liverworts. It is a group of small plants that are widely distributed.
Haplomitriopsida is a class of liverworts comprising fifteen species in three genera. Recent cladistic analyses of nuclear, mitochondrial, and plastid gene sequences place this monophyletic group as the basal sister group to all other liverworts. The group thus provides a unique insight into the early evolution of liverworts in particular and of land plants in general.
Phycolepidozia is a genus of liverwort in the family Cephaloziellaceae. It contains two species:
Lophoziaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Jungermanniales.
Acrobolbaceae is liverwort family in the order Jungermanniales.
Acrobolbus, synonyms including Marsupidium, is a liverwort genus in the family Acrobolbaceae.
Gymnomitriaceae is a liverwort family in the order Jungermanniales.
Cephaloziaceae is a family of liverworts.
Leiomitra is a genus of liverworts in the family Trichocoleaceae.
Calypogeiaceae is a family of liverworts. This type of plant is a calcifuge.
Aneura is a genus of liverworts in the family Aneuraceae.
Trichocolea is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Trichocoleaceae.
Hepatostolonophora is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Lophocoleaceae.
Anastrophyllaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Jungermanniales.
Balantiopsidaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Jungermanniales.
Cephaloziellaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Jungermanniales.
Cleveaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Marchantiales.
Lepidolaenaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Porellales.
Lophocoleaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Jungermanniales.