Arnellia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: | Jungermanniales |
Family: | Arnelliaceae Nakai |
Genus: | Arnellia Lindb. |
Species: | A. fennica
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Binomial name | |
Arnellia fennica (Gottsche) Lindb.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Arnelliaceae is a monotypic family of liverworts belonging to the order Jungermanniales.[2] The family only contains a single genus, Arnellia, which has only one known species, Arnellia fennica (Gottsche) Lindb..[3] which is known as the tundra liverwort.[1]
It is only found in the northern hemisphere of the world.[1]
The genus name of Arnellia is in honour of Hampus Wilhelm Arnell (2 August 1848 in Härnösand – 1932 in Uppsala), a Swedish bryologist.[4]