Biology:Luisierella
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Short description: Genus of mosses
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Luisierella Thér. & P.de la Varde" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/8023950.
- ↑ Inoue, Yuya; Tsubota, Hiromi (3 October 2014). "On the systematic position of the genus Timmiella (Dicranidae, Bryopsida) and its allied genera, with the description of a new family Timmiellaceae". Phytotaxa 181 (3).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Luisierella in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=119087.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q17290379 entry
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