Petalophyllaceae

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Petalophyllaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Metzgeriales
Family: Petalophyllaceae
Stotler & Crand.-Stotl., 2002[1]
Genera

Petalophyllum
Sewardiella

Petalophyllaceae is a family of liverworts in the order Metzgeriales. Most species are small and thallose, but the thallus is typically ruffled to give the appearance of being leafy.

References

  1. Stotler, R. E.; B. J. Crandall-Stotler; C. H. Ford (2002). "Towards a monograph of Petalophyllum (Marchantophyta)". Novon 12: 334–337. 
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