Corsiniaceae is a family of liverworts in the order Marchantiales.[1]Being bryophytic, they are non-vascular. The function of absorption and anchorage is performed by filamentous structures rhizoids.
Corsiniaceae | |
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Corsinia coriandrina | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Marchantiopsida |
Order: | Marchantiales |
Family: | Corsiniaceae Engl., 1892 |
Genera | |
Genera in the family Corsiniaceae
editReferences
edit- ^ Schuster, Rudolf M. The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America, volume VI. (Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1992). ISBN 0-914868-21-7.