''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
''Loeskypnum'' is a genus of mosses 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 (1865-1935), who was a German watc ...
'' Paul, 1916
* ''
Loeskypnum wickesiae'' (Grout) Tuom.
* ''
Loeskypnum wickesii'' Tuomikoski, 1973
References
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Amblystegiaceae
Moss genera