Pelliaceae
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Family of liverworts
| Pelliaceae | |
|---|---|
| Pellia epiphylla growing on moist soil | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Pelliales |
| Family: | Pelliaceae Klinggr., 1858 |
| Genera | |
Pelliaceae is a family of liverworts which has included three genera: Pellia (in the temperate Northern Hemisphere) and Noteroclada (in the Southern Hemisphere), and Androcryphia . The three genera are easily distinguished, not only because they occur in completely separate regions of the world, but because Noteroclada has a leafy appearance, while Pellia is more clearly thallose. Androcryphia is much less common, and bears similarities to the foliose members of Jungermanniales. Noteroclada is now placed in the family Noterocladaceae.
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