Alleniella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Neckeraceae.[1]
| Alleniella | |
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| Alleniella hymenodonta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Neckeraceae |
| Genus: | Alleniella S.Olsson, Enroth & D.Quandt |
The genus was first described by S.Olsson, Enroth and D. Quandt in 2011.[1]
Taxonomy
editThe genus name of Alleniella is in honour of Bruce Hampton Allen (b. 1952), American bryologist.[2] It was published in Taxon Vol.60 (Issue 1) on page 45 in 2011.
Species
editThe following species are recognised in the genus Alleniella:[1]
- Alleniella besseri (Lobarzewski) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt
- Alleniella brownii (Dixon) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt
- Alleniella chilensis (Schimp. ex Mont.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt
- Alleniella complanata (Hedw.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt
- Alleniella hymenodonta (Müll. Hal.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt
- Alleniella remota (Bruch & Schimp. ex Müll. Hal.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt
- Alleniella scabridens (Müll. Hal.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt
- Alleniella submacrocarpa (Dixon) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt
- Alleniella urnigera (Müll. Hal.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt
- Alleniella valentiniana (Besch.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt
References
edit- ^ a b c "Alleniella S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 9 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.