Genus Nidularia (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Nidulariaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Nidularia is the type genus of the Nidulariaceae, a family of liverworts in the order Marchantiales.
- The type species of the genus Nidularia is Nidularia crispata, which is also known as the nest-like liverwort.
- Species in the genus Nidularia have characteristic umbrella-like structures, called "cups" or "nest-like" receptacles, on their dorsal surface.
- Nidularia and related genera, like Protomarsupella and Moerckia, make up the core members of the family Nidulariaceae.
- Nidularia, together with Marsupella and others, was transferred from the Marsupellaceae to the newly circumscribed Nidulariaceae in 2013.