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Porella

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Also known as Porella L.

Porella is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in order Porellales. It is a member of the family Porellaceae within that order.

Species

Wall Scalewort

Genus

  1. PhylumMyzozoa
  2. ClassDinoflagellata incertae sedis
Habitatmarine
Observations7,997

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,597
With media
674
Family
Bryocryptellidae
Collections
SDNHM, IE-UNAM, CAS, NHMUK, YPM
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, New Zealand, China, Canada

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Porellaceae
Image
Porella platyphylla.jpg
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Commons category
Porella
taxon name
Porella
taxon rank
genus
taxon common name
Pelsmos
Commons gallery
Porella
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Encyclopedic overview

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Porella is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in order Porellales. It is a member of the family Porellaceae within that order.

There were 84 species recognized in 2016, most of them from East Asia. World Flora Online accepts 125 species, and GBIF accepts 150 species (as of 4 July 2023).

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

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