''Andrewsianthus'' is a genus of

liverwort Liverworts are a group of non-vascular land plants forming the division Marchantiophyta (). They may also be referred to as hepatics. Like mosses and hornworts, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry ...

s in the family

Lophoziaceae Lophoziaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Jungermanniales. Included genera: *'' Andrewsianthus'' R.M.Schust. *'' Gerhildiella'' Grolle *'' Heterogemma'' (Jørg.) Konstant. & Vilnet *'' Lophozia'' (Dumort.) Dumort. *''Lophozio ...

. The genus has a

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...

, mainly in the southern hemisphere. It was originally published by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 30: 66 in 1961. The genus name of ''Andrewsianthus'' is in honour of

Albert LeRoy Andrews Albert LeRoy Andrews (1878–1961) was a professor of Germanic philology and an avocational bryologist, known as "one of the world’s foremost bryologists and the American authority on Sphagnaceae." From 1922 to 1923 he was the president of the ...

(1878-1962) an American professor of Germanic philology and an avocational bryologist, known as "one of the world’s foremost bryologists and the American authority on

Sphagnaceae The Sphagnaceae is a family of moss with only one living genus ''Sphagnum ''Sphagnum'' is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also so ...

Species

Between 19, and 24 species are known:''Andrewsianthus''.
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Andrewsianthus aberrans ''Andrewsianthus'' is a genus of Marchantiophyta, liverworts in the family Lophoziaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly in the southern hemisphere. It was originally published by :es:Rudolf_M._Schuster, Rudolf Mathias Schuste ...

'' *'' Andrewsianthus australis'' *'' Andrewsianthus bidens'' *'' Andrewsianthus bilobus'' *'' Andrewsianthus carinatus'' *'' Andrewsianthus cavifolius'' *'' Andrewsianthus chimbuensis'' *'' Andrewsianthus cuspidatus'' *''

Andrewsianthus ferrugineus ''Tritomaria ferruginea'' is a species of Marchantiophyta, liverwort in the family Lophoziaceae. It is an endangered species endemic to the eastern Himalayas. Taxonomy and history ''Andrewsianthus ferrugineus'' was described by Riclef Grolle in ...

'' Grolle *'' Andrewsianthus hodgsoniae'' *'' Andrewsianthus jamesonii'' *'' Andrewsianthus kilimanjaricus'' *''

Andrewsianthus kinabaluensis ''Andrewsianthus'' is a genus of liverworts in the family Lophoziaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly in the southern hemisphere. It was originally published by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 30: 66 in 1 ...

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Andrewsianthus koponenii ''Andrewsianthus'' is a genus of liverworts in the family Lophoziaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly in the southern hemisphere. It was originally published by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 30: 66 in 1 ...

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Andrewsianthus marionensis ''Andrewsianthus'' is a genus of liverworts in the family Lophoziaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly in the southern hemisphere. It was originally published by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 30: 66 in 1 ...

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Andrewsianthus mizutanii ''Andrewsianthus'' is a genus of liverworts in the family Lophoziaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly in the southern hemisphere. It was originally published by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 30: 66 in 1 ...

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Andrewsianthus papillosus ''Andrewsianthus'' is a genus of liverworts in the family Lophoziaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly in the southern hemisphere. It was originally published by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 30: 66 in 1 ...

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Andrewsianthus perigonialis ''Andrewsianthus'' is a genus of liverworts in the family Lophoziaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly in the southern hemisphere. It was originally published by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 30: 66 in 1 ...

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Andrewsianthus puniceus ''Andrewsianthus'' is a genus of liverworts in the family Lophoziaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly in the southern hemisphere. It was originally published by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 30: 66 in 1 ...

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Andrewsianthus recurvifolius ''Andrewsianthus'' is a genus of liverworts in the family Lophoziaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly in the southern hemisphere. It was originally published by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 30: 66 in 1 ...

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Andrewsianthus scabrellus ''Andrewsianthus'' is a genus of liverworts in the family Lophoziaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly in the southern hemisphere. It was originally published by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 30: 66 in 1 ...

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Andrewsianthus sphenoloboides ''Andrewsianthus'' is a genus of liverworts in the family Lophoziaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly in the southern hemisphere. It was originally published by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 30: 66 in 1 ...

'' *'' Andrewsianthus squarrosus'' *'' Andrewsianthus sundaicus'' *'' Andrewsianthus zantenii''

References

Jungermanniales Jungermanniales genera Taxa described in 1961 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{bryophyte-stub