Phylum: Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts)

The taxonomy presented here follows the World Flora Online's WFO Plant List as at mid-August 2026. As of early 2026, there does not appear to be any reported case of the global rediscovery of a hornwort in the peer-reviewed literature (Santana de Lima, 2026).

Reference:

Santana de Lima, Isabele Souza. (2026). The world’s rediscovered mosses / Världens återupptäckta mossor. Bachelor's thesis, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Karlstad University. 15 pp.

 

Class: Anthocerotopsida

Subclass: Anthocerotidae

Order: Anthocerotales

Family: Anthocerotaceae

—No subordinate taxa

 

Subclass: Dendrocerotidae

Order: Dendrocerotales

Family: Dendrocerotaceae
Scientific Name & Authority Common Name/s Distribution (Habitat) Status (Last Record) Taxon Profile
         
Dendroceros exalatus Steph. (1909) - southern Brazil Extinct (<1870)  Access





 

Order: Phymatocerotales

Family: Phymatocerotaceae

—No subordinate taxa

 

Subclass: Notothyladidae

Order: Notothyladales

Family: Notothyladaceae

—No subordinate taxa

 

Class: Leiosporocerotopsida [1 species: Leiosporoceros dussii]

Order: Leiosporocerotales

Family: Leiosporocerotaceae

—No subordinate taxa

 

Statistics

Conservation status Number of taxa (in percentage)


Erroneously listed 0
Extinct 1 (100%)
Missing 0
Extinct in the Wild 0
Possibly Extinct in the Wild 0
Globally Rediscovered 0
Rediscovered in the Wild 0
Reintroduced 0
Uncertain status 0
Hypothetical 0


Total 1 (100%)


Invalid 0


Grand total 1

 

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