Porellaceae

Porellaceae is a family of liverworts in the order Porellales. It which originally created with just two genera, Ascidiota, and Porella.

Porellaceae
Porella platyphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Porellales
Suborder: Porellineae
Family: Porellaceae
Cavers, 1910, nom. cons.
Genera

See text

It had up to 8 genera;

  • Antoiria Raddi, 1818 (1)
  • Ascidiota C.Massal., 1898 (3)
  • Bellincinia Raddi, 1818
  • Macvicaria W.E.Nicholson, 1930 (1)
  • Opeca J.Hill, 1773
  • Pandulfia Leman, 1825
  • Porella L., 1753 (265)
  • Suaresia Leman, 1827

Figures in brackets denote how many species per genus.

Bellincinia, Opeca, Pandulfia and Suaresia have yet to be confirmed as true genera.

World Flora Online only accepts genera; Ascidiota, Porella and Schulthesia Raddi. But Schulthesia is classed as unchecked.

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