title: Gottschelia
text: # Gottschelia
  
  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.
  
  ## Species
  
  As accepted by GBIF and World Flora Online;
  
  * Gottschelia crenata Grolle
  * Gottschelia grollei D.G.Long & Váňa
  * Gottschelia maxima (Steph.) Grolle
  * Gottschelia patoniae Grolle, D.B.Schill & D.G.Long
  * Gottschelia schizopleura (Spruce) Grolle
  