Riccia fluitans L.
(Floating Crystalwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRiccia fluitans (Floating Crystalwort)
GenusRiccia (a genus of thallose liverworts)
FamilyRICCIACEAE (a family of thallose liverworts)
OrderMARCHANTIALES (an order of thallose liverworts)
SubclassMARCHANTIIDAE (thallose liverworts)
ClassMARCHANTIOPSIDA (thallose liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Riccia fluitans (Floating Crystalwort) :
1: Riccia fluitans (Floating Crystalwort)
9 Jun 1975 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
in ditch
Image 1: Liverwort - enlargedImage 2: Liverwort with Lymnaea water-snail - enlarged

Riccia fluitans (Floating Crystalwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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