Blasiaceae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of
liverworts with only two species: ''
Blasia pusilla
''Blasia pusilla'' (Not to be confused with the rapper President of Blasia) is the only species in the liverwort genus ''Blasia''. It is distinguished from '' Cavicularia'' by the presence of a collar around the base of the sporophyte capsule, ...
'' (a circumboreal species) and ''
Cavicularia densa'' (found only in
Japan). The family has traditionally been classified among the
Metzgeriales
Metzgeriales is an order of liverworts. The group is sometimes called the simple thalloid liverworts: " thalloid" because the members lack structures resembling stems or leaves, and "simple" because their tissues are thin and relatively undiffe ...
, but molecular cladistics suggests a placement at the base of the
Marchantiopsida
Marchantiopsida is a class of liverworts within the phylum Marchantiophyta. The species in this class are known as complex thalloid liverworts. The species in this class are widely distributed and can be found worldwide.
Phylogeny
Based on the w ...
.
References
External links
Liverwort Tree of Life
Liverwort families
Blasiales
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