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

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Goebeliella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Porellales
Suborder: Porellineae
Family: Goebeliellaceae
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Genus: Goebeliella
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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

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

  • Goebeliella bicornuta (Steph.) Steph.
  • Goebeliella cornigera (Mitt.) Steph.
  • Goebeliella glauca M.A.M.Renner

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

References

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