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Phyllothallia

Phyllothallia is a small genus of liverworts of the Southern Hemisphere. It is classified in the order Pallaviciniales and is the only member of the family Phyllothalliaceae within that order. Unlike most members of the Metzgeriales, Phyllothallia has a leafy appearance. The genus has a disjunct distribution, with the species Phyllothallia nivicola found in New Zealand while the other species in the genus, Phyllothallia fuegiana, occurs in Tierra del Fuego.

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Phyllothallia
Phyllothallia nivicola in situ in New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Pallaviciniales
R.M.Schust.
Family: Phyllothalliaceae
E.A.Hodgs. ex T.Katag.
Genus: Phyllothallia
E.A.Hodgs.
Species

Phyllothallia fuegiana
Phyllothallia nivicola

Phyllothallia is a small genus of liverworts of the Southern Hemisphere. It is classified in the order Pallaviciniales and is the only member of the family Phyllothalliaceae within that order. Unlike most members of the Metzgeriales, Phyllothallia has a leafy appearance.1 The genus has a disjunct distribution, with the species Phyllothallia nivicola found in New Zealand while the other species in the genus, Phyllothallia fuegiana, occurs in Tierra del Fuego.2

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References

  1. Schuster, Rudolf M. (1992). The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America. Vol. V. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 298–299, 346. ISBN 0-914868-20-9.
  2. Schuster, Rudolf M. (1967). "Studies on Antipodal Hepaticae. IX. Phyllothalliaceae". Transactions of the British Bryological Society. 5 (2): 283–288. doi:10.1179/006813867804804296.