Herzogiella

Herzogiella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hypnaceae.

The genus name of Herzogiella is in honour of Theodor Carl Julius Herzog (1880– 1961), who was a German bryologist and phytogeographer.

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.

Species:

• Herzogiella adscendens <small>Iwatsuki & W.B.Schofield, 1973</small>
• Herzogiella boliviana <small>Fleischer, 1925</small>
• Herzogiella cylindricarpa <small>(Cardot) Z. Iwats.</small>
• Herzogiella letestui <small>(Dixon & P. de la Varde) Ando</small>
• Herzogiella perrobusta <small>(Broth.) Z. Iwats.</small>
• Herzogiella renitens <small>(Mitt.) Z. Iwats.</small>
• Herzogiella seligeri <small>(Brid.) Z. Iwats.</small>
• Herzogiella striatella <small>(Brid.) Z. Iwats.</small>
• Herzogiella turfacea <small>(Lindb.) Z. Iwats.</small>

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