''Loeskypnum'' is a genus of

moss 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 hor ...

es belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and Northern America. The genus name of ''Loeskypnum'' is in honour of

Leopold Loeske Leopold Loeske (24 October 1865, Hohensalza – 29 March 1935, Bad Harzburg) was a German watchmaker and amateur bryologist. A skilled watchmaker, he was self-taught as a bryologist, collecting moss specimens in Germany, Switzerland and the ...

(1865-1935), who was a German watchmaker and amateur bryologist. The genus was

circumscribed In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius. Not every polyg ...

by Hermann Karl Gustav Paul in Bryol. Z. vol.1 on page 155 in 1918. Species: * '' Loeskypnum badium'' Paul, 1916 * '' Loeskypnum wickesiae'' (Grout) Tuom. * '' Loeskypnum wickesii'' Tuomikoski, 1973

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q16592370 Amblystegiaceae Moss genera