Herzogianthus
Genus of plants
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Herzogianthaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Ptilidiales. The monotypic family consists of only one genus: Herzogianthus R.M.Schust..[2]
| Herzogianthus | |
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| Herzogianthus vaginatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Ptilidiales |
| Family: | Herzogianthaceae Stotler & Crand.Stotl. |
| Genus: | Herzogianthus R.M.Schust. |
| Synonyms | |
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Anoplostoma E.A.Hodgs. & Allison[1] | |
The genus name of Herzogianthus is in honour of Theodor Carl Julius Herzog (1880– 1961), who was a German bryologist and phytogeographer.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in J. Hattori Bot. Lab. vol.23 on page 71 in 1961.[4]
The genus is only found in New Zealand.[5]
Species
The genus contains 2 known species;[5]
- Herzogianthus sanguineus R.M.Schust.
- Herzogianthus vaginatus (Herzog) R.M.Schust.
