Goebeliellaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Porellales. The family consists of only one genus: Goebeliella Steph..[1]

Goebeliella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Porellales
Family: Goebeliellaceae
Verd.
Genus: Goebeliella
Steph.

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]

Species

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The genus only has 3 species as accepted by GBIF:[5]

World Flora Online only accepts Goebeliella bicornuta and Goebeliella cornigera.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Goebeliellaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 May 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.
  3. ^ a b "Goebeliella Steph". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Goebeliellaceae Verd". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Goebeliella Steph". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 3 July 2023.