Jungermanniaceae

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Jungermanniaceae
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Jungermannia hyalina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Suborder: Jungermanniineae
Family: Jungermanniaceae
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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.

Contents

Most of the species of this family are found in temperate regions.

The main characteristics of the family:

Description

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

Subfamilies and genera included in Jungermanniaceae: [1]

Notes

Former genera in the Jungermanniaceae:

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References

  1. ↑ Söderström, Lars; Hagborg, Anders; von Konrat, Matt; Bartholomew-Began, Sharon; Bell, David; Briscoe, Laura; Brown, Elizabeth; Cargill, D. Christine; da Costa, Denise Pinheiro; Crandall-Stotler, Barbara J.; Cooper, Endymion; Dauphin, Gregorio; Engel, John; Feldberg, Kathrin; Glenny, David; Gradstein, S. Robbert; He, Xiaolan; Hentschel, Joern; Ilkiu-Borges, Anna Luiza; Katagiri, Tomoyuki; Konstantinova, Nadezhda A.; Larraín, Juan; Long, David; Nebel, Martin; Pócs, Tamás; Puche, Felisa; Reiner-Drehwald, Elena; Renner, Matt; Sass-Gyarmati, Andrea; Schäfer-Verwimp, Alfons; Segarra-Moragues, José; Stotler, Raymond E.; Sukkharak, Phiangphak; Thiers, Barbara; Uribe, Jaime; Váňa, Jiří; Wigginton, Martin; Zhang, Li; Zhu, Rui-Liang (2016). "World checklist of hornworts and liverworts". PhytoKeys (59): 1–828. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.59.6261 . ISSN   1314-2003. PMC   4758082 . PMID   26929706.
  2. ↑ "Hepatostolonophora J.J.Engel & R.M.Schust. - Biota of NZ". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Roivainenia Perss. - Biota of NZ". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 23 June 2023.


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