The Anthocerotaceae is the only family of hornworts in the order Anthocerotales.[3] A family of liverworts (order Anthocerotales) characterized by irregular or dichotomous lobing or branching, and a gametophyte lacking distinct pores.[4]

Anthocerotaceae
Anthoceros agrestis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Anthocerotophyta
Class: Anthocerotopsida
Subclass: Anthocerotidae
Rosenv.
Order: Anthocerotales
Limpr. in Cohn.[2]
Family: Anthocerotaceae
Dumort. corr. Trevis. emend Hässel[1]
Genera
Synonyms
  • Carpocerotaceae Dumortier ex Nees 1833
  • Foliocerotaceae Hässel 1988

Etymology

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References

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  1. ^ Hässel de Menéndez, Gabriela G. (1988). "A proposal for a new classification of the genera within the Anthocerotophyta". Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 64: 71–86.
  2. ^ Limpricht, G. (1876). "Lebermoose". In Cohn, F. (ed.). Kryptogamen-Flora von Schlesien. Vol. 1. pp. 225–352.
  3. ^ Duff, R. Joel; Villarreal, Juan Carlos; Cargill, D. Christine; Renzaglia, Karen S. (2007). "Progress and challenges toward a phylogeny and classification of the hornworts". The Bryologist. 110 (2): 214–243. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2007)110[214:PACTDA]2.0.CO;2.
  4. ^ "Definition of ANTHOCEROTACEAE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
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