Marchantiaceae

Marchantiaceae is a family of liverworts in order Marchantiales. It contains a single genus Marchantia.

Marchantiaceae
Marchantia polymorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Marchantiopsida
Order:	Marchantiales
Family:	Marchantiaceae Lindl.[1]
Genera
Marchantia

Genera in Marchantiaceae

Until recently, three genera were included in the Marchantiaceae:^[2][3]

• Bucegia Radian 1903
• Marchantia Linnaeus 1753
• Preissia Corda 1829 non Opiz 1852

However, the genera Bucegia and Preissia have since been merged into Marchantia, leaving only the single genus in the family.^[4]

A number of additional genera have been moved to other families:

• Asterella, now in family Aytoniaceae
• Conocephalum, now in family Conocephalaceae
• Dumortiera, now in family Dumortieraceae
• Lunularia, now in family Lunulariaceae
• Reboulia, now in family Aytoniaceae
• Neohodgsonia, now in family Neohodgsoniaceae