Breidleria | |
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Scientific classification | |
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.
The genus was first described by Loeske.
The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and Northern America.
Species:
- Breidleria pratensis (W.D.J.Koch ex Spruce) Loeske
The genus name of Breidleria is in honour of Johann Breidler (1828 - 1913), an Austrian architect and botanist (studying Bryology and Mckology), from Leoben.
The genus was circumscribed by Leopold Loeske in Stud. Morph. Laubm. (Loeske) on page 172 in 1910.
References
- ^ "Breidleria Loeske". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Breidleria |