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Anthocerotophyta (hornwort)

Taxonomy
Anthocerotophyta was named by Stotler and Candall-Stotler (1977). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bryophyta by Vera et al. (2022); and to Embryophyta by Huang et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Anthocerotophyta Stotler and Candall-Stotler
2022Anthocerotophyta Vera et al.
2023Anthocerotophyta Huang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
AnthocerotophytaStotler and Candall-Stotler 1977
AnthocerotophytaStotler and Candall-Stotler 1977

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. Anthocerotophyta Stotler and Candall-Stotler 1977 [hornwort]
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G. †Anthocerisporis Krutzsch 1963
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Anthocerisporis gandolfii Zamaloa 2004
Fm. Anthocerotaceae Limpricht 1876
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G. †Shuklanites Singhai 1964
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Shuklanites deccanii Singhai 1964
G. †Saxosporis Krutzsch 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available