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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Splachnales |
| Family: | Meesiaceae |
| Genus: | Meesia Hedw. |
Meesia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Meesiaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
The genus name of Meesia is in honour of David Meese (1723–1770), who was a Dutch botanist, notable for his authorship of the Flora frisica in 1760.
The genus was first described by Johann Hedwig in 1801.
Species
As accepted by GBIF;
- Meesia hexasticha (Funck) Bruch
- Meesia lavardei Thér.
- Meesia longiseta Hedwig, 1801
- Meesia muelleri Müll. Hal. & Hampe
- Meesia novae-zealandia Dixon & Sainsbury
- Meesia squarrosa (Hedw.) Wahlenb.
- Meesia stygia (Sw.) Brid.
- Meesia triquetra (Richt.) Ångstr.
- Meesia ulei Müll. Hal.
- Meesia uliginosa Hedw.
- Meesia vagans (Hook. & Wilson) Müll. Hal.
References
- ^ "Meesia Hedw". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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