Jungermanniales
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Jungermanniales
A leafy liverwort, Scapania sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Marchantiophyta Class: Jungermanniopsida Order: Jungermanniales
Families
See text.

Jungermanniales is the largest order of liverworts. They are distinctive among the liverworts for having thin leaf-like flaps on either side of the stem. Most other liverworts are thalloid, with no evidence of leaves.

Families of Jungermanniales

• Adelanthaceae
• Balanthiopsidaceae
• Bryopteridaceae - included in Lejeuneaceae
• Calypogeiaceae
• Cephaloziaceae
• Cephaloziellaceae
• Frullaniaceae - included in Jubulaceae
• Geocalycaceae
• Gymnomitriaceae
• Herbertaceae
• Jubulaceae
• Jungermanniaceae
• Lejeuneaceae
• Lepidoziaceae
• Perssoniellaceae
• Plagiochilaceae
• Porellaceae
• Ptilidiaceae
• Radulaceae
• Scapaniaceae
• Trichocoleaceae

External links

• Photos of species

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