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Marchantiophyta

Division

The liverworts: small, non-vascular land plants closely related to mosses, with a flattened, lobed body form (thallus) in many species rather than the stem-and-leaf structure typical of mosses. Marchantiophyta is considered among the earliest-diverging lineages of land plants and remains restricted to consistently damp habitats.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
7500 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Phylum / Division 2
Scientific Name
Marchantiophyta 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Bazzania Trilobata, Species
Source Wikidata: Greater Whipwort
Ciliated Fringewort, Species
Source Wikidata: Ciliated Fringewort
Dilated Scalewort, Species
Source Wikidata: Dilated Scalewort
Forked Veilwort, Species
Source Wikidata: Forked Veilwort
Frullania Dilatata, Species
Source Wikidata: Dilated Scalewort
Greater Whipwort, Species
Source Wikidata: Greater Whipwort
Leafy Liverwort, Species
Source Wikidata: Leafy Liverwort
Overleaf Pellia, Species
Source Wikidata: Overleaf Pellia
Pellia Epiphylla, Species
Source Wikidata: Overleaf Pellia
Ptilidium Ciliare, Species
Source Wikidata: Ciliated Fringewort
Variable-leaved Crestwort, Species
Source Wikidata: Variable-leaved Crestwort
Sources
1. Marchantiophyta (Wikipedia)
an estimated 9,000 species of liverwortsView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Marchantiophyta
Wikidata Q189808, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Overleaf Pellia
  • Parent Taxon Of: Overleaf Pellia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Pellia Epiphylla, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
Wikidata: Dilated Scalewort
  • Parent Taxon Of: Dilated Scalewort, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Frullania Dilatata, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
Wikidata: Forked Veilwort
Parent Taxon Of: Forked Veilwort, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Variable-leaved Crestwort
Parent Taxon Of: Variable-leaved Crestwort, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Greater Whipwort
  • Parent Taxon Of: Greater Whipwort, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Bazzania Trilobata, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
Wikidata: Ciliated Fringewort
  • Parent Taxon Of: Ciliated Fringewort, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Ptilidium Ciliare, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
Wikidata: Leafy Liverwort
Parent Taxon Of: Leafy Liverwort, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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