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Fossombroniaceae

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Fossombroniaceae
Fossombronia sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Fossombroniales
Suborder: Fossombroniineae
Family: Fossombroniaceae
Hazsl., 1885, nom. cons.
Genera
Synonyms

Codoniaceae Klinggr., 1858

Fossombroniaceae (sometimes Codoniaceae) is a family of liverworts in the order Metzgeriales. Most species are small and thallose, but the thallus is typically ruffled to give the appearance of being leafy.

The family was long called the Codoniaceae, Klinggr. 1858, because this is the older name. But since the genus Codonia is a synonym of Fossombronia, the name Fossombroniaceae was proposed (and accepted) as a conserved name under the rules of the ICBN.