''Bazzania'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 ...
in the family
Lepidoziaceae
Lepidoziaceae is a Family (biology), family of leafy liverworts. It is a group of small plants that are widely distributed.
Most of the species of this family are found in tropical regions.
The main characteristics of the family:
1. oil body, ...
. The name ''Bazzania'' is in honour of Matteo Bazzani (1674–1749), an Italian botanist and professor of Anatomy from the
University of Bologna
The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is a Public university, public research university in Bologna, Italy. Teaching began around 1088, with the university becoming organised as guilds of students () by the late 12th century. It is the ...
.
Species
, there were 258 species accepted by ''The Bryophyte Nomenclator'', edited by John C. Brinda and John J. Atwood, listed here.
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Jungermanniales genera
Lepidoziaceae
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