Gottschelia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: | Lophoziales |
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]