Bestia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Lembophyllaceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Lembophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Bestia Broth. |
The genus name of Bestia is in honour of George Newton Best (1846–1926), an American bryologist, expert on moss taxonomy, and the second president of the Sullivant Moss Society.[1]
Species:
- Bestia breweriana (Lesq.) Grout[2]
- Bestia cristata (Hampe) L.F. Koch[2]
- Bestia holzingeri (Renauld & Cardot) Broth.[2]
- Bestia longipes (Sull. & Lesq.) Broth.[2]
- Bestia obtusatula (Kindb.) Broth.[2]
- Bestia occidentalis (Kindb.) Grout[2]
- Bestia vancouveriensis (Kindb.) Wijk & Margad.[2]
References edit
- ^ 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. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bestia Broth". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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