Dinckleria

Dinckleria
Dickleria fruticella in New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Lepidoziales
Family: Plagiochilaceae
Genus: Dinckleria
Trevis. 1877
Species

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Dinckleria is a small genus of liverworts in the order Jungermanniales, containing only three extant species. It is mainly distributed around Oceania.[1][2] An Eocene-age fossil found in amber in Victoria, Australia, was described in 2026 as Dinckleria opaca.[3]

Species in Dinckleria

  • Dinckleria fruticella (Hook.f. & Taylor) J.J.Engel & Heinrichs
  • Dinckleria pleurata (Hook.f. & Taylor) Trevis.
  • Dinckleria singularis (Schiffn.) M.A.M.Renner, Schäf.-Verw. & Heinrichs

References

  1. ↑ "Dinckleria". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Matt A. M. Renner; Margaret M. Heslewood; Mahwash Jamy; et al. (2016). "An integrative revision of Dinckleria (Plagiochilaceae: Jungermanniopsida)". Australian Systematic Botany. 29 (2): 95. doi:10.1071/sb16003. ISSN 1030-1887. Wikidata Q57926381.
  3. ↑ Matthew A. M. Renner; Maria Paulsen (14 May 2026). "The first fossil Dinckleria (Plagiochilaceae: Marchantiophyta) from Eocene-age Anglesea amber of Australia" (PDF). Australian Systematic Botany. 39 (3). doi:10.1071/sb25020. ISSN 1030-1887. Wikidata Q140211674.