Jungermanniales
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Jungermanniales is the largest order
of liverworts. They are distinctive among the liverworts for having thin leaf
-like flaps on either side of the stem. Most other liverworts are thalloid, with no evidence of leaves.
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
of liverworts. They are distinctive among the liverworts for having thin leaf
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
-like flaps on either side of the stem. Most other liverworts are thalloid, with no evidence of leaves.
Families of Jungermanniales
- Acrobolbaceae
- Adelanthaceae
- AntheliaceaeAntheliaceaeAntheliaceae is a liverwort family in the order Jungermanniales....
- Arnelliaceae
- Balantiopsidaceae
- Blepharidophyllaceae
- Brevianthaceae
- Bryopteridaceae
- Calypogeiaceae
- Cephaloziaceae
- Cephaloziellaceae
- Chonecoleaceae
- Delavayellaceae
- Frullaniaceae
- Geocalycaceae
- Goebeliellaceae
- Grolleaceae
- Gymnomitriaceae
- Gyrothyraceae
- HerbertaceaeHerbertaceaeThe family Herbertaceae is a family of liverworts. The family consists of the genera Herbertus and Triandrophyllum. The genus Herpocladium has been merged into Herbertus....
- Herzogianthaceae
- Jackiellaceae
- Jamesoniellaceae
- JubulaceaeJubulaceaeThe family Jubulaceae , is a family of liverworts. The family name is derived from the genus Jubula. The family consists of the genera, the Jubula and Frullania. The genera Neohattoria, Schusterella, and Steerea have been merged into Frullania....
- Jubulopsidaceae
- JungermanniaceaeJungermanniaceaeJungermanniaceae is the namesake family of leafy liverworts. It is a group of small plants that are widely distributed. Several genera formerly included within the family are now classified in the Myliaceae or Solenostomataceae....
- LejeuneaceaeLejeuneaceaeLejeuneaceae is the largest family of liverworts. It is also considered as the most evolved one, since most of its members are epiphytes, which means the grow mainly upon tree trunks....
- Lepicoleaceae
- Lepidolaenaceae
- LepidoziaceaeLepidoziaceaeA family of leafy liverworts. It is a group of small plants that are widely distributed.Most of the species of this family are found in tropical regions.The main characteristics of the family:1. Oil bodies are small and unsegmented....
- Lophocoleaceae
- Mastigophoraceae
- MyliaceaeMyliaceaeMyliaceae is a family of liverworts in order Jungermanniales. While many species are green, some species may be brownish to reddish. The leaves are unlobed and have a smooth edge; the underleaves are tapered and narrow. Plants may have gemmae....
- NeotrichocoleaceaeNeotrichocoleaceaeNeotrichocoleaceae is a family of liverworts in order Jungermanniales. It is closely related to the genera Ptilidium and Herzogianthus.-Phylogeny:...
- Perssoniellaceae
- Phycolepidoziaceae
- PlagiochilaceaePlagiochilaceaePlagiochilaceae is a family of liverworts in 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....
- Pleuroziaceae
- PorellaceaePorellaceaePorellaceae is a family of liverworts in order Jungermanniales. It includes two genera: Ascidiota, and Porella....
- PseudolepicoleaceaePseudolepicoleaceaePseudolepicoleaceae is a family of liverworts in order Jungermanniales....
- Ptilidiaceae
- Radulaceae
- ScapaniaceaeScapaniaceaeScapaniaceae is a family of liverworts in order Jungermanniales. The family has been extended to include the former family Lophoziaceae....
- SchistochilaceaeSchistochilaceaeSchistochilaceae is a family of liverworts in order Jungermanniales....
- SolenostomataceaeSolenostomataceaeSolenostomataceae is a family of liverworts in order Jungermanniales....
- TrichocoleaceaeTrichocoleaceaeTrichocoleaceae is a family of liverworts in order Jungermanniales....
- Trichotemnomataceae
- Vetaformataceae