Petalophyllaceae

Petalophyllaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Metzgeriales
Family: Petalophyllaceae
Stotler & Crand.-Stotl., 2002[1]
Genera

Petalophyllum
Sewardiella

Petalophyllaceae is a family of liverworts in the order Metzgeriales. Most species are small and thallose, but the thallus is typically ruffled to give the appearance of being leafy.

References

  1. ↑ Stotler, R. E.; B. J. Crandall-Stotler; C. H. Ford (2002). "Towards a monograph of Petalophyllum (Marchantophyta)". Novon. 12: 334–337. doi:10.2307/3393075.


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