Gottschelia (original) (raw)

Gottschelia is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Cephaloziellaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. The genus name of Gottschelia is in honour of Carl Moritz Gottsche (1808–1892), who was a German physician and bryologist born in Altona. The genus was circumscribed by in J. Hattori Bot. Lab. vol.31 on page 13 in 1968.