Sphaerocarpales | |
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Sphaerocarpos texanus | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Marchantiopsida |
Subclass: | Marchantiidae |
Order: | Sphaerocarpales Cavers, (1910)[1] |
Families | |
Sphaerocarpales is anorder of plants within theliverworts. Approximately twentyspecies are in this order which is sub-divided into fourfamilies:Monocarpaceae,Sphaerocarpaceae andRiellaceae, as well as the extinct familyNaiaditaceae. The inclusion of the Naiaditaceae is uncertain, and the family has sometimes been assigned to theCalobryales.
Living taxa and species count based on Söderström et al. 2016[2] and synonyms fromCollection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement.[3]