PaleoDB taxon number: 306729
Alternative spelling: Marchantiophyta
Parent taxon: Bryophyta according to E. Taylor et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Anapiculatisporites, Annulispora, Bryophytina, Bryopsida, Cingutriletes, Coptospora, Couperisporites, Cryptothecium, Emphanisporites, Foraminisporis, Hepaticae, Hypnites, Interulobites, Lejeunites, Mniaceae, Musci, Muscites, Neocalliergon, Nevesisporites, Palaeohypnum, Palaeothecium, Phaeoceros, Protosphagnum, Radulites, Rogalskaisporites, Rouseisporites, Sphagnaceae, Sporogonites, Staplinisporites, Stoverisporites, Taurocusporites, Tricostium, Yorekiella
Subtaxa: Discites, Eohepatica, Hepaticites, Jungermanniopsida, Jungermanniopsis, Jungermannites, Marchantiopsida, Marchantites, Preissites, Schizolepidella, Thallomia, Treubiopsida