Alleniella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Neckeraceae.
The genus was first described by S.Olsson, Enroth and D. Quandt in 2011.
Taxonomy The genus name of Alleniella is in honour of Bruce Hampton Allen (b. 1952), American bryologist. It was published in Taxon Vol.60 (Issue 1) on page 45 in 2011.
Species The following species are recognised in the genus Alleniella: Alleniella besseri (Lobarzewski) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt Alleniella brownii (Dixon) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt Alleniella chilensis (Schimp. ex Mont.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt Alleniella complanata (Hedw.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt Alleniella hymenodonta (Müll. Hal.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt Alleniella remota (Bruch & Schimp. ex Müll. Hal.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt Alleniella scabridens (Müll. Hal.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt Alleniella submacrocarpa (Dixon) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt Alleniella urnigera (Müll. Hal.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt Alleniella valentiniana (Besch.) S. Olsson, Enroth & D. Quandt
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