Biology:Breidleria

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Short description: Genus of mosses

Breidleria
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Hypnaceae
Genus: Breidleria
Loeske

Breidleria is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hypnaceae.[1]

The genus was first described by Loeske.[1]

The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and Northern America.[1]

Species:

  • Breidleria pratensis (W.D.J.Koch ex Spruce) Loeske[1]

The genus name of Breidleria is in honour of Johann Breidler (1828 - 1913), an Austrian architect and botanist (studying Bryology and Mckology), from Leoben.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Leopold Loeske in Stud. Morph. Laubm. (Loeske) on page 172 in 1910.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Breidleria Loeske" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2682603. 
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17289959 entry