Meesia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Meesiaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
The genus name of Meesia is in honour of David Meese (1723âÂÂ1770), who was a Dutch botanist, notable for his authorship of the Flora frisica in 1760.
The genus was first described by Johann Hedwig in 1801.
As accepted by GBIF;