Sphaerocarpales

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Sphaerocarpales
Sphaerocarpos texanus Aust.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Marchantiophyta Class: Marchantiopsida Order: Sphaerocarpales Cavers, 1910
Families
Sphaerocarpaceae Riellaceae †Naiaditaceae

Sphaerocarpales is an order of plants within the liverworts. Approximately twenty species are in this order which is sub-divided into three families: Sphaerocarpaceae and Riellaceae, as well as the extinct family Naiaditaceae. The inclusion of the Naiaditaceae is uncertain, and the family has sometimes been assigned to the Haplomitriales.

[edit] Species of Sphaerocarpales

• Sphaerocarpaceae:
  • Geothallus tuberosus
  • Sphaerocarpos cristatus
  • Sphaerocarpos donnelli
  • Sphaerocarpos drewei
  • Sphaerocarpos hians
  • Sphaerocarpos texanus

• Riellaceae:
  • Riella americana
  • Riella affinis
  • Riella halophila
  • Riella spiculata

• Naiaditaceae: †
  • Naiadita lanceolata

[edit] External links

• Information on Riellaceae
• Pictures of Sphaerocarpos texanus
• Sphaerocarpales