Hattorioceros | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Anthocerotophyta |
Class: | Anthocerotopsida |
Order: | Notothyladales |
Family: | Notothyladaceae |
Genus: | Hattorioceros (J.Haseg.) J.Haseg. |
Hattorioceros is a genus of hornworts belonging to the family Anthocerotaceae.[1]
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.