Monosolenium

Monosolenium tenerum, is a weedy species of liverwort found in east Asia. It is the only species in the genus Monosolenium and the family Monosoleniaceae. It is commonly confused with similar-looking plants in the aquarium trade like Pellia liverworts and Süsswassertang, a fern gametophyte.

Monosolenium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Marchantiopsida
Order: Marchantiales
Family: Monosoleniaceae
Inoue
Genus: Monosolenium
Griff.
Species:
M. tenerum
Binomial name
Monosolenium tenerum
Approximate distribution map of Monosolenium. Green indicates presence.
Synonyms
  • Cyathodium tenerum Steph.
  • Dumortieropsis liukiuensis Horik.
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