Petalophyllaceae

Petalophyllaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Fossombroniales
Family: Petalophyllaceae
Stotler & Crand.-Stotl.[1]
Genera

Petalophyllaceae is a family of liverworts in the order Fossombroniales. Most species are thallose; that is, the plant is not differentiated into root, stem, and leaf. The thallus is typically small and bears lamellae on its dorsal surface that give it a ruffled, leafy appearance.[2][3]

The family includes two extant genera, Petalophyllum and Sewardiella.[2]

References

  1. ^ Stotler, R. E.; B. J. Crandall-Stotler; C. H. Ford (2002). "Towards a monograph of Petalophyllum (Marchantophyta)". Novon. 12 (3): 334–337. doi:10.2307/3393075. JSTOR 3393075.
  2. ^ a b Crandall-Stotler, B.J., Stotler, R.E., and Long, D.G. 2009. Phylogeny and classification of the Marchantiophyta. Edinburgh Journal of Botany, vo. 66, no. 1, p. 155-198.
  3. ^ Crandall-Stotler, B.J. 2017. "Bryophyte Flora of North America, Provisional Publication, Petalophyllaceae". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 4 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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