Luisierella

Luisierella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Timmiellaceae.

[1] It was in the family Pottiaceae but due to molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2014, it was placed in Timmiellaceae.

[2] The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution,[1] found in the United States, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America and in Asia.

[3] Species;[1] The genus name of Luisierella is in honour of Alphonse Luisier (1872-1957), (Swiss born) Portuguese clergyman and botanist (Bryology).

[4] The genus was circumscribed by Marie Hypolite Irénée Thériot and Robert André Léopold Potier de la Varde in Bull.