Preissia
Encyclopedia
Preissia is a genus
of liverworts in order
Marchantiales
. It is a member of family
Marchantiaceae
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 a 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...
Marchantiaceae
Marchantiaceae
Marchantiaceae is a family of liverworts in order Marchantiales.- Genera in Marchantiaceae :Currently, four genera are included in the Marchantiaceae:* Bucegia* Marchantia* Neohodgsonia* Preissia...
within that order. This genus has worldwide distribution.