Anthocerotopsida is a class of non vascular land plants, commonly known as hornworts, within the division Anthocerotophyta. The common name refers to the elongated, horn shaped sporophyte. As in mosses and liverworts, hornworts have a gametophyte dominant life cycle, in which the flattened green plant body seen day to day is the gametophyte stage, carrying only a single set of genetic information.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Anthoceros punctatus
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ12207651, descriptionView the Source 2. Hornwort, Wikipedia
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Moss, Liverwort and Hornwort Classes, Lead
Hornworts are a group of non-vascular Embryophytes (land plants) constituting the division Anthocerotophyta ().
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Anthocerotopsida
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 226
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Anthocerotopsida
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Anthocerotopsida" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 27.3 ... "early_interval": "Chattian"
Wikidata: Anthocerotophyta
Wikidata Q191156, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Anthoceros punctatus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Dotted Hornwort, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Dotted Hornwort, Taxon record
"class": "Anthocerotopsida"
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