Biology:Gottschelia

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Short description: Genus of liverworts

Gottschelia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Cephaloziellaceae
Genus: Gottschelia
Grolle

Gottschelia is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Cephaloziellaceae.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

The genus name of Gottschelia is in honour of Carl Moritz Gottsche (1808–1892), who was a German physician and bryologist born in Altona.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Riclef Grolle in J. Hattori Bot. Lab. vol.31 on page 13 in 1968.[3]

Species

As accepted by GBIF and World Flora Online;[1][3]

  • Gottschelia crenata Grolle
  • Gottschelia grollei D.G.Long & Váňa
  • Gottschelia maxima (Steph.) Grolle
  • Gottschelia patoniae Grolle, D.B.Schill & D.G.Long
  • Gottschelia schizopleura (Spruce) Grolle


References

Wikidata ☰ Q17290816 entry