Sphaerocarpales is an order of plants within the liverworts. Approximately twenty species are in this order which is sub-divided into three families: Sphaerocarpaceae and Riellaceae, as well as the extinct family Naiaditaceae. The inclusion of the Naiaditaceae is uncertain, and the family has sometimes been assigned to the Haplomitriales. == Class...
(from the article `bryophyte`) ...in humid subtropical to temperate climates; contains at least 85 percent of the liverworts; conservatively, 300 genera and more than 7,000 ...
[n] - small order sometimes included in the order Jungermanniales
order Sphaerocarpales noun small order sometimes included in the order Jungermanniales