Stephensoniella brevipedunculata
Species of liverwort
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Stephensoniella brevipedunculata is a species of liverwort in the family Exormothecaceae. It is the only species in the genus Stephensoniella. It is confined to the Western Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Stephensoniella brevipedunculata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Marchantiopsida |
| Order: | Marchantiales |
| Family: | Exormothecaceae |
| Genus: | Stephensoniella Kashyap |
| Species: | S. brevipedunculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Stephensoniella brevipedunculata Kashyap | |
The genus name of Stephensoniella is in honour of John Stephenson (1871–1933), who was a surgeon and zoologist.[2]
