Loeskypnum

Loeskypnum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Calliergonaceae
Genus:	Loeskypnum H.K.G.Paul

Loeskypnum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.[1]

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

The genus name of Loeskypnum is in honour of Leopold Loeske (1865-1935), who was a German watchmaker and amateur bryologist.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Hermann Karl Gustav Paul in Bryol. Z. vol.1 on page 155 in 1918.

Species:

• Loeskypnum badium Paul, 1916[1]
• Loeskypnum wickesiae (Grout) Tuom.[1]
• Loeskypnum wickesii Tuomikoski, 1973[1]

References

1. "Loeskypnum H.K.G.Paul". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 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. Retrieved January 27, 2022.