Conocephalaceae
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Snakeskin liverwort family
Conocephalaceae
ジャゴケ科
A liverwort family whose name comes from the polygonal air chamber pattern on the thallus surface, resembling snakeskin. Conocephalum conicum is common on damp rocks and soil along streams in Japan.
Key Characteristics
- ●Polygonal air chamber pattern on the thallus surface
- ●Many species are strongly aromatic
- ●Antheridiophores and archegoniophores stalked
Phylogenetic Position
Bryophyta > Liverworts > Marchantiales > Conocephalaceae
Divergence Era
Paleozoic onward
Representative Genera
ジャゴケ属（Conocephalum）
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