Luisierella | |
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Scientific classification | |
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]
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]