Bragginsella is a monotypic genus of liverworts belonging to the family Lophocoleaceae.

[1] The genus name of Bragginsella is in honour of John Edward Braggins (b.1944) a New Zealand born botanist (Pteridology, Mycology, Lichenology), from the University of Auckland and the Auckland Museum for Natural Sciences.

[2] The species epithet anomala was chosen to describe its anomalous appearance.

[3] Bragginsella anomala is a light green liverwort, which has highly dome-shaped pappillae on the cuticle of its calls.

The holotype was discovered at Temple Basin in Arthur's Pass National Park, occurring in wet cliff crevices.