Sphaerocarpaceae
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Sphaerocarpaceae is a family
of liverworts known as bottle liverworts. Approximately ten species are included in this family, most of them in the genus
Sphaerocarpos
, but one additional species in the genus Geothallus
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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 liverworts known as bottle liverworts. Approximately ten species are included in this family, most of them in the genus
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...
Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos is a genus of plants known as bottle liverworts. There are eight or nine species in this genus.-Classification:Sphaerocarpos is one of two genera in the Sphaerocarpaceae...
, but one additional species in the genus Geothallus
Geothallus
Geothallus is a genus of liverwort in the Sphaerocarpaceae family. It includes only the single species Geothallus tuberosus, which is endemic to southern California. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss....
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Species of Sphaerocarpaceae
- Geothallus tuberosus
- Sphaerocarpos cristatus
- Sphaerocarpos donnellii
- Sphaerocarpos dreweiSphaerocarpos dreweiSphaerocarpos drewei is a species of liverwort in the Sphaerocarpaceae family. It is endemic to the area near San Diego, California, in the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss....
- Sphaerocarpos hians
- Sphaerocarpos texanusSphaerocarpos texanusSphaerocarpos texanus is a species of liverwort in the Sphaerocarpaceae family, found in the Americas, northern Africa and Europe.-Description:...