Porellinae (Suborder)

Overview

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A Suborder in the Kingdom Plantae.

Taxonomy

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The Suborder Porellinae is a member of the Order Jungermanniales. Here is the complete "parentage" of Porellinae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
    - Phylum: Marchantiophyta A. Braun, in Ascherson, 1860 - Liverworts
      - Subphylum: Hepaticae (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Class: Jungermanniopsida
        Subclass: Jungermanniidae
        Order: Jungermanniales
        Suborder: Porellinae

The Suborder Porellinae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Family (5): Goebeliellaceae · Jubulaceae · Lejeuneaceae · Metzgeriopsaceae · Porellaceae

Families

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Goebeliellaceae

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Jubulaceae

The family Jubulaceae (occasionally Frullaniaceae), is a family of liverworts. The family name is derived from the genus Jubula. The family consists of the genera, the Jubula and Frullania. The genera , Schusterella, and Steerea have been merged into Frullania. [more]

Lejeuneaceae

Lejeuneaceae is the largest family of liverworts. It is also considered as the most evolved one, since most of its members are epiphytes, which means the grow mainly upon tree trunks. [more]

Metzgeriopsaceae

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Porellaceae

Porellaceae is a family of liverworts in order Jungermanniales. It includes two genera: , and Porella. [more]

At least 110 species and subspecies belong to the Family Porellaceae.

More info about the Family Porellaceae may be found here.

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