Liverworts v1 (2008) - A Flora of the Liverworts and Hornworts of New Zealand Volume 1
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Lepicoleineae R.M.Schust.

Suborder 1.LEPICOLEINEAE R.M.Schust.

Jungermanniales suborder Lepicoleineae R.M.Schust., J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 36: 336. 1972.

The Lepicoleineae, for the most part southern temperate in distribution, is comprised of two families, each with a single genus. In addition to the regional Lepicoleaceae the suborder includes Vetaformaceae Fulford & J.Taylor, a monotypic family with only Vetaforma dusenii (Steph.) Fulford & J.Taylor of southern South America; for details see Fulford (1963b), Hässel and Solari (1976) and Schuster (2000a).

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