Pelliaceae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pelliaceae
"Pellia epiphylla" growing on moist soil.
"Pellia epiphylla" growing on moist soil.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Metzgeriales
Family: Pelliaceae
Klinggr., 1858
Genera

Noteroclada
Pellia

Pelliaceae is a family of liverworts with only two genera: Pellia (in the temperate Northern Hemisphere) and Noteroclada (in the Southern Hemisphere). The two genera are easily distinguished, not only because they occur in completely separate regions of the world, but because Noteroclada has a leafy appearance, while Pellia is more clearly thallose.


This Bryophyte-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: