Blasiaceae is a family of liverworts with only two species: Blasia pusilla (a circumboreal species) and Cavicularia densa (found only in Japan). The family has traditionally been classified among the Metzgeriales, but molecular cladistics suggests a placement at the base of the Marchantiopsida.[2]
| Blasiaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Blasia pusilla | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Marchantiopsida |
| Order: | Blasiales |
| Family: | Blasiaceae H.Klinggr., 1858[1] |
| Genera | |
References
edit- ^ Klinggräff, H. E. M. v. (1858). Die höheren Cryptogamen Preussens. Königsberg.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Forrest, Laura L.; Christine, E.; David, G.; Crandall-Stotler, Barbara J.; Clark, Alexandra; -1#Davis, Long; Hollingsworth, Michelle L. (2006). "Unraveling the evolutionary history of the liverworts (Marchantiophyta): multiple taxa, genomes and analyses". The Bryologist. 109 (3): 303–334. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2006)109[303:UTEHOT]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 85912159.
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External links
edit- Liverwort Tree of Life Archived 2007-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Simplified phylogeny of the liverworts Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
Media related to Blasiaceae at Wikimedia Commons
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