Arnelliaceae is a monotypic family of liverworts belonging to the order Jungermanniales.[2] The family only contains a single genus, Arnellia, which has only one known species, Arnellia fennica (Gottsche) Lindb..[3] which is known as the tundra liverwort.[1]
| Arnellia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Family: | Arnelliaceae Nakai |
| Genus: | Arnellia Lindb. |
| Species: | A. fennica
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| Binomial name | |
| Arnellia fennica (Gottsche) Lindb.
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It is only found in the northern hemisphere of the world.[1]
The genus name of Arnellia is in honour of Hampus Wilhelm Arnell (2 August 1848 in Härnösand – 1932 in Uppsala), a Swedish bryologist.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Arnellia fennica (Gottsche) Lindb". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Arnelliaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Lindberg SO, Arnell HW. Musci asiae borealisª. Beschreibung der von den Schwedischen Expeditionen nach Sibirien in den Jahren 1875 und 1876 gesammelten Moose mit Berücksichtigung aller früheren bryologischen Angaben für das russische Nord-Asienº. Erster Theil: Lebermoose. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar (n. ser.) 23: 1-69. (1889),
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.