| Herzogianthus | |
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| Herzogianthus vaginatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| 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 | |
Herzogianthaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Ptilidiales. The monotypic family consists of only one genus: Herzogianthus R.M.Schust..
The genus name of Herzogianthus is in honour of Theodor Carl Julius Herzog (1880– 1961), who was a German bryologist and phytogeographer.
The genus was circumscribed by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in J. Hattori Bot. Lab. vol.23 on page 71 in 1961.
The genus is only found in New Zealand.
Species
The genus contains 2 known species;
- Herzogianthus sanguineus R.M.Schust.
- Herzogianthus vaginatus (Herzog) R.M.Schust.
References
- "Anoplostoma E.A.Hodgs. & Allison". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- "Herzogianthaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- "Herzogianthus R.M.Schust". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Herzogianthus". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Herzogianthus | |
| Herzogianthaceae | |