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Metzgeria

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Genus of liverworts
For the snail genus, see Metzgeria (gastropod).
Metzgeria
Metzgeria furcata growing on bark in Germany
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Metzgeriales
Family: Metzgeriaceae
Genus: Metzgeria
Raddi, 1818
Synonyms
List
  • Apertithallus Kuwah.
  • Apometzgeria Kuwah.
  • Austrometzgeria Kuwah.
  • Echinomitrion Corda
  • Echinogyna Dumort.
  • Fasciola Dumort.
  • Herverus Gray

Metzgeria is a genus of thalloid liverworts in the family Metzgeriaceae.[1]

Taxonomy

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The genus was named in honor of Johann Metzger (1771–1844), a German copper engraver and art restorer from Staufen im Breisgau, in Baden-Württemberg, a friend of Giuseppe Raddi and pupil of the great Florentine engraver Raffaello Sanzio Morghen (1753–1833).[2]

Species

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Species may be either monoicous or dioicous. Approximately 120 to 200 species of Metzgeria have been described and the following species are currently recognised:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Schuster, Rudolf M. (1992). The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America. Vol. V. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 665–752. ISBN 0-914868-20-9.
  2. ^ K. Danz 2003. ‘Florenz ist die Schazkammer von klassischen Gemälden’. Der Florentiner Kunstmarkt im beginnenden 19. Jahrundert und die Gemäldesammlung Ludwigs I. von Bayern. PhD thesis, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg.
  3. ^ "WFO Plant List | World Flora Online". wfoplantlist.org. Retrieved 2024年10月22日.

Literature

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  • RADDI G. 1818. Jungermanniografia Etrusca. Memorie i Mathematica e di Fisica della Societa Italiana delle Scienze (Modena), 18: 14–56, plus tables.
  • Meagher, David (University of Melbourne Department of Botany), pers. comm.
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