Porellaceae

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Porellaceae
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Porella platyphylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Porellales
Suborder: Porellineae
Family: Porellaceae
Cavers, 1910, nom. cons. [1]
Genera

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Porellaceae is a family of liverworts in the order Porellales. It which originally created with just two genera, Ascidiota , and Porella .

It had up to 8 genera; [2]

Figures in brackets denote how many species per genus.

Bellincinia, Opeca, Pandulfia and Suaresia have yet to be confirmed as true genera. [2]

World Flora Online only accepts genera; Ascidiota, Porella and SchulthesiaRaddi. But Schulthesia is classed as unchecked. [3]

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References

  1. Cavers, Frank (1910). "The inter-relationships of the bryophyta". New Phytologist. 9: 292. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1910.tb05577.x. hdl: 2027/uc1.c073498009 .
  2. 1 2 "Porellaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. "Porellaceae Cavers". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

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