''Alleniella'' is a genus of
mosses
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) ''sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and horn ...
belonging to the family
Neckeraceae
Neckeraceae is a moss family in the order Hypnales. There are about 200 species native to temperate and tropical regions. Most grow on rocks, or other plants.
Description
Members of the family are usually large and glossy plants with creeping st ...
.
The genus was first described by S.Olsson, Enroth and D. Quandt in 2011.
Taxonomy
The genus name of ''Alleniella'' is in honour of Bruce Hampton Allen (b. 1952), American bryologist.
It was published in
Taxon
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular nam ...
Vol.60 (Issue 1) on page 45 in 2011.
Species
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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
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Neckeraceae
Moss genera