Luisierella
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| Luisierella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Distichiales |
| Family: | Timmiellaceae |
| Genus: | Luisierella Thér. & P.de la Varde |
Luisierella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Timmiellaceae.[1]
It was in the family Pottiaceae but due to molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2014, it was placed in Timmiellaceae.[2]
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution,[1] found in the United States, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America and in Asia.[3]
Species;[1]
- Luisierella barbula Steere, 1945
- Luisierella pusilla Thér. & P.de la Varde
- Luisierella stenocarpa Bizot & Thér.Bruch & Schimp.
The genus name of Luisierella is in honour of Alphonse Luisier (1872–1957), (Swiss born) Portuguese clergyman and botanist (Bryology).[4]
The genus was circumscribed by Marie Hypolite Irénée Thériot and Robert André Léopold Potier de la Varde in Bull. Soc. Bot. France vol.83 on page 73 in 1936.[3]
