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Anthocerotophyta
Anthocerotophyta
Translingual
Proper noun
Anthocerotophyta
- The hornworts
- A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae.
- A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Embryophyta.
Synonyms
- (division): Anthocerophytina
Hypernyms
- (phylum in Embryophyta): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum
Hyponyms
- (division and phylum): Anthocerotopsida, Leiosporocerotopsida - classes
Coordinate terms
- (phylum): Bryophyta, Marchantiophyta, Tracheophyta
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521