Corsiniaceae

Corsiniaceae
Corsinia coriandrina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Marchantiopsida
Order: Marchantiales
Family:
Engl., 1892
Genera
  • Corsinia
  • Cronisia

Corsiniaceae is a family of liverworts in the order Marchantiales.[1] Being bryophytic, they are non-vascular. The function of absorption and anchorage is performed by filamentous structures rhizoids.

Genera in the family Corsiniaceae

  • Corsinia
  • Cronisia

References

  1. ^ Schuster, Rudolf M. The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America, volume VI. (Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1992). ISBN 0-914868-21-7.


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