Sphaerocarpales

Sphaerocarpales
Sphaerocarpos texanus Aust.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Marchantiopsida
Order: Sphaerocarpales
Cavers, (1910)[1]
Families

Sphaerocarpaceae
Riellaceae
†Naiaditaceae

Sphaerocarpales is an order of plants within the liverworts. Approximately twenty species are in this order which is sub-divided into three families: Sphaerocarpaceae and Riellaceae, as well as the extinct family Naiaditaceae. The inclusion of the Naiaditaceae is uncertain, and the family has sometimes been assigned to the Haplomitriales.

Classification

Living taxa and species count based on Söderström et al. 2016[2] and synonyms from Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement.[3]


References

  1. Cavers, F. (1910). "The inter-relationships of the bryophytes. I. Sphaerocarpales". New Phytologist. 9: 81–92. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1910.tb05560.x.
  2. Söderström; et al. (2016). "World checklist of hornworts and liverworts". Phytokeys. 59: 1–826. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.59.6261.
  3. "Part 2- Plantae (starting with Chlorophycota)". Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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