Arnellia
Genus of plants
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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]
| Arnellia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Family: | Arnelliaceae Nakai |
| Genus: | Arnellia Lindb. |
| Species: | A. fennica |
| Binomial name | |
| Arnellia fennica (Gottsche) Lindb. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]