Corsiniaceae
Family of liverworts (primitive plants)
| Corsiniaceae | |
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| Corsinia coriandrina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Marchantiopsida |
| Order: | Marchantiales |
| Family: | Corsiniaceae Engl., 1892 |
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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
- ^ 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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