Conocephalum
Encyclopedia
Conocephalum is a genus
of liverworts in order
Marchantiales
. It is the only member of family
Conocephalaceae within that order. This genus has worldwide distribution.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of liverworts in order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Marchantiales
Marchantiales
Marchantiales is an order of thallose liverworts that includes species like Lunularia cruciata, a common and often troublesome weed in moist, temperate gardens and greenhouses....
. It is the only member of family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Conocephalaceae within that order. This genus has worldwide distribution.
Species in Conocephalum
- Conocephalum conicum complex - includes several cryptic species
- Conocephalum conicum
- Conocephalum salebrosum
- Conocephalum supradecompositum