Ricciaceae
Encyclopedia
Ricciaceae is a family
of liverwort
s in order
Marchantiales
, with two genera.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of liverwort
Marchantiophyta
The Marchantiophyta are a division of bryophyte plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts. Like other bryophytes, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of genetic information....
s in order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Marchantiales
Marchantiales
Marchantiales is an order of thallose liverworts that includes species like Lunularia cruciata, a common and often troublesome weed in moist, temperate gardens and greenhouses....
, with two genera.
- RicciaRicciaRiccia is a genus of liverworts in the order Marchantiales. One of the more than 100 species in this genus is the "slender riccia" , which can be found floating in ponds, and is sometimes used in aquariums....
- Ricciocarpos