ANEURACEAE
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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2020v41a2 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EF87AA-6527-FFCE-CA80-E278FA55FA87 |
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Felipe |
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ANEURACEAE |
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Family ANEURACEAE View in CoL
A family of five genera worldwide ( Preussing et al. 2010; Rabeau et al. 2017), including three in Africa: Riccardia Gray , Aneura Dumort. and Afroriccardia Reeb & Gradst. The principal characteristics of Aneuraceae are: 1) thallus pinnate or unbranched; 2) midrib usually indistinct; 3) gametoecia at thallus margins or on short lateral branches; 4) sporophyte in a fleshy calyptra; and 5) elaters attached to the tips of the valves.
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