Marchantiaceae
{{Short description|Family of liverworts}}
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Marchantiaceae is a family of liverworts in order Marchantiales. It contains a single genus Marchantia.
Genera in Marchantiaceae
Until recently, three genera were included in the Marchantiaceae:{{cite journal | author=Soderstrom | year=2016 | title=World checklist of hornworts and liverworts | journal=PhytoKeys | issue=59 | pages=1–826| doi=10.3897/phytokeys.59.6261|display-authors=etal | pmid=26929706 | pmc=4758082 | doi-access=free }}{{cite journal | website=Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement | title=Part 2- Plantae (starting with Chlorophycota) | url=http://mave.tweakdsl.nl/tn/genera2.html | display-authors=etal | access-date=30 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006175801/http://mave.tweakdsl.nl/tn/genera2.html | archive-date=6 October 2016 | url-status=dead }}
- Bucegia Radian 1903
- Marchantia Linnaeus 1753
- Preissia Corda 1829 non Opiz 1852
However, the genera Bucegia and Preissia have since been merged into Marchantia, leaving only the single genus in the family.Long, David G., Laura L. Forrest, Juan Carlos Villarreal, Barbara J. Crandall-Stotler. 2016. "Taxonomic changes in Marchantiaceae, Corsiniaceae and Cleveaceae (Marchantiidae, Marchantiophyta)". Phytotaxa 252 (1): 077–080.
A number of additional genera have been moved to other families:
- Asterella, now in family Aytoniaceae
- Conocephalum, now in family Conocephalaceae
- Dumortiera, now in family Dumortieraceae
- Lunularia, now in family Lunulariaceae
- Reboulia, now in family Aytoniaceae
- Neohodgsonia, now in family Neohodgsoniaceae
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050102201530/http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/speciesIndex/Family_Marchantiaceae_106997_1.htm Family information]
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Category:Monogeneric plant families
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