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Riccardia

genus of liverworts

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 12, 2025
Entity authorityQ2148753 ↗
Source-derived summary

Riccardia is a plant genus in the liverwort family Aneuraceae.

Species

As of November, 2024, about 260 species are recognised in the genus Riccardia:

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Riccardia aberrans (Steph.) Gradst.

Riccardia aequicellularis (Steph.) Hewson

Riccardia aequitexta (Steph.) E.A.Br.

Riccardia aeruginosa Furuki

Riccardia agumana Hewson

Riccardia alba (Colenso) E.A.Br.

Riccardia albomarginata (Steph.) Schiffn.

Riccardia alcicornis (Hook.f. & Taylor) Trevis.

Riccardia amnicola Hässel

Riccardia angustata Horik.

Riccardia anguste-alata (Steph.) Hewson

Riccardia angusticosta (Steph.) Grolle

Riccardia angustissima (Steph.) H.A.Mill.

Riccardia argentolimbata Hewson & Grolle

Riccardia arcuata Furuki

Riccardia aspera (Steph.) Grolle

Riccardia asperulata R.M. Schust.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Riccardia” as genus of liverworts. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Riccardia, genus and liverworts.

Editorial reviewUseful for establishing the present vocabulary of the subject while preserving a route back to the evidence on which that vocabulary rests. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2024—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Riccardia, genus and liverworts providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Riccardia”, the useful work is to connect “genus of liverworts” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 12, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2148753. The first chronological checks are 2024.

Critical limits

A general summary may omit uncertainty, sample limits or methodological disagreement that is explicit in the technical record. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Riccardia”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Riccardia primary sources, Riccardia archive and Riccardia research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Riccardia”?
  2. Is the terminology current, historical or disputed?
  3. Has classification or technical consensus changed since the cited source?
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This entry incorporates text from “Riccardia” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.