Gottschelia

Gottschelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Cephaloziellaceae
Genus: Gottschelia
Grolle

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 Riclef Grolle in J. Hattori Bot. Lab. vol.31 on page 13 in 1968.

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