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Definition of Order anthocerotales
1. Noun. Hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida.
Generic synonyms: Plant Order
Group relationships: Anthoceropsida, Class Anthoceropsida
Member holonyms: Hornwort
Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Anthocerotales
Literary usage of Order anthocerotales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A College Text-book of Botany: Being an Enlargement of the Author's by George Francis Atkinson (1905)
"... the structure of the sporophyte, they arc now by some separated as a distinct
class. There is one order. order anthocerotales.*—This includes one family ..."
2. Botany for High Schools by George Francis Atkinson (1910)
"The highest liverworts are represented by Anthoceros with its highly specialized
capsule. They belong to the order anthocerotales. ..."
3. Botany for High Schhools by George Francis Atkinson (1912)
"The highest liverworts are represented by Anthoceros with its highly specialized
capsule. They belong to the order anthocerotales. ..."
4. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1899)
"... (see page 9) comprises the single order Anthocerotales and the single family
Anthocerotaceae. ANTHOCEROTACEAE. ..."
5. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1903)
"Order, Anthocerotales. Family, Anthocerotaceae. The horned liverworts are common
on wet banks and sandstones ledges, especially around springs in shady ..."
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