''Meesia'' is a genus of
mosses
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta ('' sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and ho ...
belonging to the family
Meesiaceae
Meesiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Splachnales
Splachnales is an order of Bryophyta or leafy moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular plant, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic phylum, division Bryophyta (, ) ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
The genus name of ''Meesia'' is in honour of
David Meese
file:Florafrisica.jpg, Cover of the ''Flora frisica''
David Meese (25 December 1723 – 23 August 1770) was a Dutch botanist notable for his authorship of the ''Flora frisica'' in 1760.
Career
Born into a low class family, Meese became a self ta ...
(1723–1770), who was a Dutch
botanist
Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...
, notable for his authorship of the ''Flora frisica'' in 1760.
The genus was first described by
Johann Hedwig
Johann Hedwig (8 December 1730 – 18 February 1799), also styled as Johannes Hedwig, was a German botanist notable for his studies of mosses. He is sometimes called the "father of bryology". He is known for his particular observations of sexual ...
in 1801.
Species
As accepted by
GBIF
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around the ...
;
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Meesia hexasticha''
(Funck) Bruch
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Meesia lavardei
''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 (1723–1770), who was a Dutch botanist, notable for his authorship of the ''Fl ...
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Thér.
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Meesia longiseta
''Meesia longiseta'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Meesiaceae
Meesiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Splachnales
Splachnales is an order of Bryophyta or leafy moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular plant, ...
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Hedwig, 1801
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Meesia muelleri''
Müll. Hal. & Hampe
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Meesia novae-zealandia''
Dixon & Sainsbury
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Meesia squarrosa''
(Hedw.) Wahlenb.
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Meesia stygia''
(Sw.) Brid.
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Meesia triquetra
''Meesia triquetra'', the three-ranked hump-moss, is a moss that occurs all around the northern hemisphere in higher latitudes.
Description
''Meesia triqueta'' grows in small tufts or cushions. The plants, often large, are acrocarpous and dioi ...
''
(Richt.) Ångstr.
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Meesia ulei''
Müll. Hal.
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Meesia uliginosa
''Meesia uliginosa'', the broad-nerved hump-moss, is a rare moss of the Western U.S. It occurs all around the northern hemisphere in higher latitudes, and in some places is not as rare as in the Western U.S.
Technical description
Plant autoic ...
''
Hedw.
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Meesia vagans''
(Hook. & Wilson) Müll. Hal.
References
Meesiaceae
Moss genera
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