Plagiochilaceae

Plagiochilaceae
Plagiochila aspleniodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Archaeplastida
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Lepidoziales
Family: Plagiochilaceae
(Jörg.) Müll.Frib. & Herzog, 1956[1][2]
Genera
  • Acrochila
  • Chiastocaulon
  • Dinckleria
  • Pedinophyllopsis
  • Pedinophyllum
  • Plagiochila
  • Plagiochilidium
  • Plagiochilion
  • Pseudolophocolea
  • Xenochila

Plagiochilaceae is a family of liverworts in the order Jungermanniales. There may be anywhere from 500 to 1300 species, most of them from the tropics, but the exact number is still under revision. The family also has a wide distribution in temperate and arctic areas.

References

  1. ↑ Jörgensen, E. (1934). Norges Levermoser. Bergens Mus. Skrifter.
  2. ↑ Müller, K. (1951–1957). Die Lebermoose Europas. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora (3rd ed.). Leipzig.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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