Hattorioceros is a genus of hornworts belonging to the family Anthocerotaceae.[1]
| Hattorioceros | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Anthocerotophyta |
| Class: | Anthocerotopsida |
| Order: | Notothyladales |
| Family: | Notothyladaceae |
| Genus: | Hattorioceros (J.Haseg.) J.Haseg. |
Only one species is known, Hattorioceros striatisporus (J Haseg.) J.Haseg.[1]
The genus name of Hattorioceros is in honour of Sinsuke (or Sinske and Shinsuke) Hattori (1915-1992), who was a Japanese botanist (Bryology) and Professor of Botany at the University of Tokyo.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Jiro Hasegawa in J. Hattori Bot. Lab. vol.76 on page 32 in 1994.
References
edit- ^ a b "Hattorioceros (J. Haseg.) J. Haseg". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.