Phaeomegaceros
Encyclopedia
Phaeomegaceros is a genus
of hornwort
s in the family Dendrocerotaceae
. It includes seven species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of hornwort
Hornwort
Hornworts are a group of bryophytes, or non-vascular plants, comprising the division Anthocerotophyta. The common name refers to the elongated horn-like structure, which is the sporophyte. The flattened, green plant body of a hornwort is the gametophyte plant.Hornworts may be found worldwide,...
s in the family Dendrocerotaceae
Dendrocerotaceae
The Dendrocerotaceae is the only family of hornworts in the order Dendrocerotales....
. It includes seven species.