Alleniella

Alleniella
Alleniella hymenodonta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Neckeraceae
Genus:	Alleniella S.Olsson, Enroth & D.Quandt

Alleniella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Neckeraceae.[1]

The genus was first described by S.Olsson, Enroth and D. Quandt in 2011.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus name of Alleniella is in honour of Bruce Hampton Allen (b. 1952), American bryologist.[2] It was published in Taxon Vol.60 (Issue 1) on page 45 in 2011.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Alleniella:[1]

• 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

1. "Alleniella S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 9 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.