Goebeliella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: | Porellales |
Suborder: | Porellineae |
Family: |
Goebeliellaceae Verd. |
Genus: |
Goebeliella Steph. |
Goebeliellaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Porellales. The family consists of only one genus: Goebeliella Steph.. [1]
The genus name of Goebeliella is in honour of Karl von Goebel (1855–1932), who was a German botanist. [2]
The genus was circumscribed by Franz Stephani in Hedwigia Vol.51 on page 61 in 1911. [3]
The family name of Goebeliellaceae was published by Frans Verdoorn in Man. Bryol. 425 in 1932. [4]
The genus in only found in New Zealand and the islands of New Caledonia. [5]
The genus only has 3 species as accepted by GBIF: [5]
World Flora Online only accepts Goebeliella bicornuta and Goebeliella cornigera. [3]