Pellia Explained
Pellia is a small but widespread genus of liverworts in the cool and temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. It is classified in order Pelliales and is a member of the family Pelliaceae within that order.
Süsswassertang, a plant grown submerged in aquaria was once considered to be Pellia endiviifolia, but is now known to be the indeterminate gametophyte of a Lomariopsis species, a type of fern. Pellia liverworts are also often confused with Monosolenium tenerum, another liverwort.
Species
Taxonomy based on work by Söderström et al. 2016[1]
- Pellia cordaeana Trevisan 1877
- Pellia crispa Kummer 1875
- Pellia gottscheana Kreh 1909
- Pellia longifolia Kummer 1875
- Pellia undulata Kummer 1875
- (Apopellia) Grolle 1983a
- P. (A.) alpicola (Schuster 1991) Damsholt 2007
- P. (A.) endiviifolia (Dickson 1801) Dumortier 1835
- P. (A.) megaspora Schuster 1981
- (Pellia) Raddi 1818
- P. (P.) appalachiana Schuster 1991
- P. (P.) epiphylla (Linnaeus 1753) Corda 1829
- P. (P.) e. borealis (Lorbeer 1934) Messe 1981
- P. (P.) e. epiphylla Messe 1981
- P. (P.) neesiana (Gottsche 1867) Limpricht 1876
- P. (P.) n. columbiana (Krajina & Brayshaw) Schuster
- P. (P.) n. neesiana (Gottsche 1867) Limpricht 1876
Notes and References
- Söderström . 2016 . World checklist of hornworts and liverworts . PhytoKeys . 59 . 1–826. 10.3897/phytokeys.59.6261. etal . 26929706 . 4758082 . free .
