Anthoceros
Sign in to saveAnthoceros is a genus of hornworts in the family Anthocerotaceae. It is distributed globally. Species of Anthoceros are characterized by having a small to medium-sized, green thallus that is more or less lobed along the margins.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumAnthocerotophyta
- ClassAnthocerotopsida
- OrderAnthocerotales
- FamilyAnthocerotaceae
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- Anthocerotaceae
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Anthoceros is a genus of hornworts in the family Anthocerotaceae. It is distributed globally. Species of Anthoceros are characterized by having a small to medium-sized, green thallus that is more or less lobed along the margins.
== Etymology == The name Anthoceros means 'flower horn', referring to the characteristic horn-shaped sporophytes that all hornworts produce.