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Blasiaceae

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Blasiaceae is a family of liverworts with only two species: Blasia pusilla (a circumboreal species) and Cavicularia densa (found only in Japan). The family has traditionally been classified among the Metzgeriales, but molecular cladistics suggests a placement at the base of the Marchantiopsida.

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Vinony's link graph records 24 inbound references to Blasiaceae, and connects out to liverwort, Blasia pusilla and Cavicularia.

It is catalogued under topics including Blasiales and Liverwort families.

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Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumMarchantiophyta
  3. ClassMarchantiopsida
  4. OrderBlasiales
  5. FamilyBlasiaceae
Observations recorded10,981

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Blasiales
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Blasia pusilla100208a.jpg
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Commons category
Blasiaceae
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family
taxon name
Blasiaceae
topic's main category
Category:Blasiaceae
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Blasiaceae is a family of liverworts with only two species: Blasia pusilla (a circumboreal species) and Cavicularia densa (found only in Japan). The family has traditionally been classified among the Metzgeriales, but molecular cladistics suggests a placement at the base of the Marchantiopsida.

== References ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blasiaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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