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Riccia fluitans

Hepaticae - Marchantiales - Ricciaceae

Taxonomy
Riccia fluitans was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

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by B. Allen on 2025-08-05; modified by B. Allen on 2025-08-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Riccia fluitans Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
phylumBryophyta
RankNameAuthor
classHepaticae
orderMarchantiales
familyRicciaceaeSmith 1972
genusRiccia
speciesfluitans

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.

Riccia fluitans Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available