Blasiaceae | |
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Blasia pusilla | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Marchantiopsida |
Order: | Blasiales |
Family: |
Blasiaceae Klinggr., 1858 |
Genera | |
Blasiaceae is a family of liverworts with only two species: Blasia pusilla (a circumboreal species) and Cavicularia densa (found only in Japan). The family has traditionally been classified among the Metzgeriales, but molecular cladistics suggests a placement at the base of the Marchantiopsida.