Rhizogoniaceae Broth.

Rhizogonium Brid.

, legitimate

, scientific

Bridel, S.E. von (1827), Bryologia Universa 2

:

663

[tax. nov.]

Gilmore, S.R. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Rhizogoniaceae.

Flora of Australia

51

:

364

[secondary reference]

Comment: from the Greek rhiza (a root) and gonion (referring to the sporophyte); the name refers to the copious paraphyses suggesting a rooted sporophyte