Although there is no consensus among bryologists as to the classification of liverworts above family rank, the Marchantiophyta may be subdivided into three classes:* The Jungermanniopsida includes the two orders Metzgeriales (simple thalloids) and Jungermanniales (leafy liverworts).
Poleg tega je ime Hepaticophyta pogosto napačno zapisan kot Hepatophyta, kar povzroča še dodoatno zmedo.