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'''''Phyllothallia''''' is a small [[genus]] of [[liverworts]] of the [[Southern Hemisphere]]. It is classified in [[Order (biology) |order]] [[Metzgeriales]] and is the only member of the [[Family (biology)|family]] '''Phyllothalliaceae''' within that order. Unlike most members of the Metzgeriales, ''Phyllothallia'' has a leafy appearance.<ref name="Schuster V">{{cite book | last=Schuster | first=Rudolf M. | year=1992 | title=The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America | volume=V | pages=298-299, 346 | location=New York | publisher=Columbia University Press | isbn=0-914-86820-9 }}</ref> The genus has a disjunct distribution, with the species ''[[Phyllothallia nivicola]]'' found in [[New Zealand]] while the other species in the genus, ''[[Phyllothallia fuegiana]]'', occurs in [[Tierra del Fuego]].<ref>{{cite journal | last=Schuster | first=Rudolf M. | year=1967 | title=Studies on Antipodal Hepaticae. IX. Phyllothalliaceae | journal=Transactions of the British Bryological Society | volume=5 | issue=2 | pages=283-288 }}</ref>
'''''Phyllothallia''''' is a small [[genus]] of [[liverworts]] of the [[Southern Hemisphere]]. It is classified in [[Order (biology) |order]] [[Metzgeriales]] and is the only member of the [[Family (biology)|family]] '''Phyllothalliaceae''' within that order. Unlike most members of the Metzgeriales, ''Phyllothallia'' has a leafy appearance.<ref name="Schuster V">{{cite book | last=Schuster | first=Rudolf M. | year=1992 | title=The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America | volume=V | pages=298-299, 346 | location=Chicago | publisher=Field Museum of Natural History | isbn=0-914-86820-9 }}</ref> The genus has a disjunct distribution, with the species ''[[Phyllothallia nivicola]]'' found in [[New Zealand]] while the other species in the genus, ''[[Phyllothallia fuegiana]]'', occurs in [[Tierra del Fuego]].<ref>{{cite journal | last=Schuster | first=Rudolf M. | year=1967 | title=Studies on Antipodal Hepaticae. IX. Phyllothalliaceae | journal=Transactions of the British Bryological Society | volume=5 | issue=2 | pages=283-288 }}</ref>


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Phyllothallia
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Phyllothalliaceae

E. A. Hodgs.
Genus:
Phyllothallia

E. A. Hodgs.
Species

Phyllothallia fuegiana
Phyllothallia nivicola

Phyllothallia is a small genus of liverworts of the Southern Hemisphere. It is classified in order Metzgeriales and is the only member of the family Phyllothalliaceae within that order. Unlike most members of the Metzgeriales, Phyllothallia has a leafy appearance.[1] The genus has a disjunct distribution, with the species Phyllothallia nivicola found in New Zealand while the other species in the genus, Phyllothallia fuegiana, occurs in Tierra del Fuego.[2]

References

  1. ^ Schuster, Rudolf M. (1992). The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America. Vol. V. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 298–299, 346. ISBN 0-914-86820-9.
  2. ^ Schuster, Rudolf M. (1967). "Studies on Antipodal Hepaticae. IX. Phyllothalliaceae". Transactions of the British Bryological Society. 5 (2): 283–288.