Megaceros

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dendrocerotales
Classification System: Söderström et al., 2016 (down to genus level) Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Anthocerotophyta Classis: Anthocerotopsida Subclassis: Dendrocerotidae Ordo: Dendrocerotales

Familia: Dendrocerotaceae
Genus: Megaceros
Species: M. aneuriformis – M. austronesophilus – M. ciliatus – M. denticulatus – M. flagellaris – M. gracilis – M. leptohymenius – M. pellucidus – M. tjibodensis

Name

Megaceros Campbell 1907

Type species: Megaceros tjibodensis Campb.

References

Primary references

• Campbell, D.H. (1907) "Studies on some Javanese Anthocerotaceae. I." Annals of Botany (London) 21: 467–486.

Additional references

• Cargill, D.C. et al. 2013: Cryptic speciation and species diversity among Australian and New Zealand hornwort taxa of Megaceros (Dendrocerotaceae). Australian systematic botany, 26(5): 356–377. DOI: 10.1071/SB13030 Reference page. 
• Söderström, L., Hagborg, A., von Konrat, M., Bartholomew-Began, S.E., Bell, D., Briscoe, L., Brown, E. (†), Cargill, D.C., Costa, D.P., Crandall-Stotler, B.J., Cooper, E.D., Dauphin, G., Engel, J.J., Feldberg, K., Glenny, D., Gradstein, S.R., He, X., Heinrichs, J., Hentschel, J., Ilkiu-Borges, A.L., Katagiri, T., Konstantinova, N.A., Larraín , J., Long, D.G., Nebel, M., Pócs, T., Puche, F., Reiner-Drehwald, E., Renner, M.A.M., Sass-Gyarmati, A., Schäfer-Verwimp, A., Segarra-Moragues, J.G., Stotler, R.E., Sukkharak, P., Thiers, B.M., Uribe, J., Váňa, J., Villarreal , J.C., Wigginton, M., Zhang, L. & Zhu, R.L. 2016. World checklist of hornworts and liverworts. PhytoKeys 59: 1–828. Full text. Reference page. 
• Villarreal, J.C.; Goffinet, B.; Duff, R.J.; Cargill, D.C. (2010) "Phylogenetic delineation of Nothoceros and Megaceros (Dendrocerotaceae)". The Bryologist 113(1): 106–113.

Links

• Tropicos.org 2026. Megaceros. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Jan 2026. Reference page.