Herzogiella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Order: | Hypnales |
Family: | Plagiotheciaceae |
Genus: | Herzogiella Broth. |
Synonyms | |
Sharpiella Z. Iwats. |
Herzogiella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hypnaceae.[1]
The genus name of Herzogiella is in honour of Theodor Carl Julius Herzog (1880– 1961), who was a German bryologist and phytogeographer.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus in Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, vol.11 on page 466 in 1925.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]