Anthoceros

Anthoceros
Anthoceros agrestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Anthocerotophyta
Class: Anthocerotopsida
Order: Anthocerotales
Family: Anthocerotaceae
Genus: Anthoceros
L.
Type species
Anthoceros punctatus
Linnaeus 1753
Species

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Synonyms
  • Ceranthus von Linné 1758 ex Gilibert 1787 non Schreb. 1789
  • Carpoceros Dumortier 1822
  • Aspiromitus Stephani 1916b
  • Sphaerosporoceros Hässel 1988
  • Anthoceros (Sphaerosporoceros) (Hässel 1988) Cargill & Scott 1997
  • Anthoceros section Fusiformes Grolle 1976
  • Aspiromitus section Brachyanthoceros Schuster 1992

Anthoceros is a genus of hornworts in the family Anthocerotaceae. It is distributed globally. Species of Anthoceros are characterized by having a small to medium-sized, green thallus that is more or less lobed along the margins.

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