Breidleria

Breidleria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Hypnaceae
Genus:	Breidleria; Loeske

Breidleria is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hypnaceae.[1]

The genus was first described by Loeske.[1]

The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and Northern America.[1]

Species:

Breidleria pratensis (W.D.J.Koch ex Spruce) Loeske[1]

The genus name of Breidleria is in honour of Johann Breidler (1828 - 1913), an Austrian architect and botanist (studying Bryology and Mckology), from Leoben.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Leopold Loeske in Stud. Morph. Laubm. (Loeske) on page 172 in 1910.

References

"Breidleria Loeske". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

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[GBIF-1] "Breidleria Loeske". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

[2] Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.