{"title":"Updated description and distribution of the Patagonian moss Ulota macrodontia Dusén ex Malta (Orthotrichaceae)","authors":"R. Garilleti, B. Albertos, I. Draper, F. Lara","doi":"10.1080/03736687.2021.1934623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2021.1934623","url":null,"abstract":"Ulota macrodontia Dusen ex Malta is an Andean-Patagonian epiphytic moss that has been misunderstood in recent times (Garilleti et al. 2016). This may be due partly to the fact that it is a rarely c...","PeriodicalId":54869,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bryology","volume":"43 1","pages":"292 - 296"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/03736687.2021.1934623","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59744240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Syntrichia splendida M.T.Gallego & M.J.Cano (Pottiaceae), a new moss species from northern Chile","authors":"M. Teresa Gallego, M. Cano","doi":"10.1080/03736687.2021.1927655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2021.1927655","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Introduction While studying material of South American Syntrichia for a worldwide revision of the genus, we found that a specimen collected in Parinacota (Chile) did not match the concept of any species known in the genus. We present our argument for recognising this specimen of a South American Syntrichia from Chile as a new species and describe its differentiation from other closely related taxa. Methods About 3500 specimens from South America belonging to Syntrichia were studied, using conventional anatomical and morphological methods. Additionally, most of the type material of the taxa attributed to this genus, from throughout the world, was examined. Photographs of key features of the species were obtained for the preparation of illustrations for publication. Key results and conclusions A new moss species, Syntrichia splendida M.T.Gallego & M.J.Cano, from northern Chile, is described and illustrated. The species is strikingly distinguished by its abruptly contracted apices to a linear, pluricellular, papillose, mucronate, strongly toothed and chlorophyllose caducous propagule. Possible confusion with other closely related taxa is discussed.","PeriodicalId":54869,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bryology","volume":"43 1","pages":"277 - 282"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/03736687.2021.1927655","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49347545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Hodgetts, Gabriel Ameka, Ransford Agyei, Christopher Dankwah
{"title":"Additions and corrections to the bryophyte flora of Ghana, including a new species of Cololejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta)","authors":"N. Hodgetts, Gabriel Ameka, Ransford Agyei, Christopher Dankwah","doi":"10.1080/03736687.2021.1921464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2021.1921464","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Introduction The bryophytes of Ghana are under-recorded, but the country has several important and relatively extensive examples of West African forest likely to support an interesting flora. Of these, Atewa Forest was targeted for survey in 2014, resulting in many records, including 58 taxa new to Ghana. This paper reports the results of further fieldwork, both in Atewa and elsewhere, in 2017, and makes some necessary additions and amendments to previously published data. Methods Bryophyte fieldwork was carried out in key forest sites in southern Ghana during November 2017, and was followed by targeted herbarium studies. Key results A new species, Cololejeunea ankasica, is described, and a new site for the rare Ghanaian endemic C. calcarata reported; a further 27 taxa new to Ghana are recorded, and amendments made to previously published information. Conclusions This study shows that even lowland areas of remaining forest in Ghana are bryologically interesting and that bryophytes are an important but still under-recorded part of Ghana’s biodiversity. It also strengthens the case for National Park status for Atewa Forest, which remains the only known site in Ghana for many species characteristic of higher altitude forest.","PeriodicalId":54869,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bryology","volume":"43 1","pages":"251 - 258"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/03736687.2021.1921464","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49037096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and survival of Buxbaumia viridis (Moug. ex DC.) Brid. ex Moug. & Nestl. sporophytes in Hungary","authors":"J. Deme, J. Csiky","doi":"10.1080/03736687.2021.1916169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2021.1916169","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Introduction Buxbaumia viridis is a rare but well-researched bryophyte in Europe. Owing to its small size and unusual life cycle, its developmental stage is key for its detection in the field, so it is surprising that intensive field research on its phenology has not previously been carried out. Methods During a systematic study from 2014 to 2020, data from extensive (space-for-time) and intensive surveys were collected on the development of Buxbaumia viridis sporophytes in Hungary. Damage to sporophytes and sporophyte survival rate were also examined. Key results Twelve developmental stages were distinguished and characterised in this study. Juvenile sporophytes started to grow in autumn, and about half of the sporophytes died before their maturation in summer. Asexual propagules (gemmae) were produced all year round. Conclusions Precise description of the developmental characteristics helps distinguish Buxbaumia viridis from B. aphylla, even at juvenile stages in autumn; however, early spring was found to be the best period for field surveys. The observed mortality rate is probably a species-specific constant, so (on its own) may not pose a threat to the survival of populations. Large numbers of gemmae probably increase the likelihood of local survival.","PeriodicalId":54869,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bryology","volume":"43 1","pages":"213 - 223"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/03736687.2021.1916169","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42791864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Guerra, J. A. Jiménez, Miguel Ángel Martínez, M. Cano
{"title":"Fissidens eremicus (Fissidentaceae), a new pseudocryptic African–European species with dimorphic stems","authors":"J. Guerra, J. A. Jiménez, Miguel Ángel Martínez, M. Cano","doi":"10.1080/03736687.2021.1910435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2021.1910435","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Introduction Within Fissidens subgenus Fissidens, several species are distinguished in Europe. Some of them are easily identifiable by their morphological characters, and others by a combination of these characters and their sexual reproduction structures. The discovery in the south of the Iberian Peninsula of collections similar to F. viridulus (Sw.) Wahlenb. but with dimorphic fronds (male and female plants) like those of F. sublimbatus Grout suggests that an undescribed taxon exists in this region. Methods Nuclear ITS sequences of four samples of this hypothetical new species from southern Spain and 28 specimens of other species of the subgenera Fissidens and Pachyfissidens were studied. Relationships between specimens were explored with maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analysis. A morphological study comparing the material to F. sublimbatus was also made. Key results and conclusions Molecular data showed high support for the recognition of a new species that also presents some morphological differences from Fissidens sublimbatus. Consequently, F. eremicus J.Guerra & J.A.Jiménez has been here described as a new species that can be considered as pseudocryptic and is readily confused with F. sublimbatus. This new taxon is known from the Canary Islands, North Africa and south-southeast Spain, colonising loamy-calcareous soils in ravines of places that are generally neither arid nor subject to much rain.","PeriodicalId":54869,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bryology","volume":"43 1","pages":"266 - 276"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/03736687.2021.1910435","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45446167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Taxonomic notes on African Orthotrichaceae 4. New synonymy in Schlotheimia","authors":"J. Wilbraham","doi":"10.1080/03736687.2021.1911077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2021.1911077","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction New synonymy and distribution records for Schlotheimia Brid. in sub-Saharan Africa are presented. Methods Examination of herbarium type material has confirmed the identity of some poorly known Schlotheimia names. The application of correct names and typification has been carried out in accordance with the International Code of Nomenclature Shenzhen (2018) for algae, fungi, and plants. Key results Fifteen names are placed in synonymy, reducing the number of accepted taxa for Schlotheimia in sub-Saharan Africa to 33. Schlotheimia badiella var. longicaulis Besch., S. badiella var. helicophylla Besch., S. badiella var. brevifolia Renauld, S. illecebra Schimp. ex Besch., S. nossi-beana Müll.Hal. ex Besch., S. nossi-beana var. linealis (Müll.Hal.) Thér., S. foveolata Renauld & Cardot, S. foveolata var. torquescens Cardot, S. perrotii Renauld & Cardot, S. perrotii var. breviseta Thér. and S. poecilodictyon P.de la Varde & Thér. are all considered to be new synonyms of S. badiella Besch. Schlotheimia acutifolia Renauld & Paris, S. acutifolia var. angustifolia Thér., S. congolensis Cardot and S. fragilifolia Thér. & Naveau are reduced to synonymy with S. percuspidata Müll.Hal. Lectotypification is effected for 14 names within the genus. Schlotheimia percuspidata is reported here new to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Réunion and Madagascar. Conclusions This work reduces the sub-Saharan African checklist for Schlotheimia to 29 species and 4 varieties, a number that is expected to be reduced even further once additional type material has been examined.","PeriodicalId":54869,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bryology","volume":"43 1","pages":"259 - 265"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/03736687.2021.1911077","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48169776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Population status and ecology of Micromitrium tenerum Austin in England","authors":"D. Callaghan","doi":"10.1080/03736687.2021.1910436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2021.1910436","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. The moss Micromitrium tenerum is rare in Europe and threatened with extinction. The aim of this study was to investigate its population status and ecology in England. Methods. Surveys were undertaken at most of the sites from where Micromitrium tenerum has been reported in England. Geographical coordinates of colonies were recorded with a GPS unit and used to derive counts of occupied Ordnance Survey grid cells at resolutions of 1, 10 and 100 m. Habitat and community composition were recorded by relevés. Key results. Micromitrium tenerum was found at three locations, one in North Devon and two adjacent sites in East Sussex, with a total of 25 occupied 1 m grid cells. It is likely to survive at a fourth site in West Sussex. Powdermill Reservoir (East Sussex) supported the majority (84%) of the population censused. The species has been lost from at least 11 sites, all in southeast England. Most current and historical locations of the moss were within the drawdown zone of seasonally fluctuating freshwater bodies, a notable exception being on muddy ground along tracks in an adjacent woodland. Vegetation comprised an open community of vascular plants and bryophytes, which most typically included Physcomitrium patens and Pseudephemerum nitidum. Soils were silty clays and strongly acidic (pH 4.1–5.1). Conclusions. Micromitrium tenerum has undergone a historic decline in England, due to a mixture of wetland loss, involving drainage and built development, and habitat transformation driven by change in wetland use. Presently, competitive exclusion by the non-native invasive New Zealand pigmyweed, Crassula helmsii, is the biggest threat to its future survival.","PeriodicalId":54869,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bryology","volume":"43 1","pages":"234 - 241"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/03736687.2021.1910436","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44944979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new name, Tortula dendyi, for a New Zealand pottiaceous moss","authors":"D. Long, J. Brinda","doi":"10.1080/03736687.2021.1905994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2021.1905994","url":null,"abstract":"As a result of a review of mosses reported from southeast Scotland and northeast England by James Hardy (1868), Long (2020) pointed out that the moss Tortula maritima described by Hardy in that pap...","PeriodicalId":54869,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bryology","volume":"43 1","pages":"183 - 183"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/03736687.2021.1905994","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49605933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Konstantinova, A. Vilnet, D. Long, Y. S. Mamontov, N. Lockhart
{"title":"An integrative approach to the study of Moerckia (Marchantiopsida: Moerckiaceae), with description of a new genus, Pseudomoerckia, and new family, Pseudomoerckiaceae","authors":"N. Konstantinova, A. Vilnet, D. Long, Y. S. Mamontov, N. Lockhart","doi":"10.1080/03736687.2021.1919832","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2021.1919832","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Introduction The genus Moerckia Gottsche belongs to the order Pallaviciniales, the phylogeny of which has been insufficiently studied. We re-evaluate the phylogenetic position of M. blyttii and the importance of certain morphological features, and re-emphasise the differences in morphology, ecology and distribution of M. hibernica and M. flotoviana. Methods DNA data from three nucleotide markers, namely ITS1 to ITS2 nrDNA, trnL–F and trnG intron cpDNA, were obtained from specimens of Moerckia species, including the generitype M. hibernica, which had not been sequenced before. Relationships were explored using maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses. Key results In the results of molecular analyses, specimens of Moerckia hibernica from Ireland and Scotland formed a sister clade to that of M. flotoviana, and M. blyttii retained its distinct position basal to both Moerckiaceae and Pallaviciniaceae. This clarifies the phylogenetic position of M. hibernica as well as that of the Pallaviciniales as a whole. The most significant morphological characters to distinguish M. flotoviana from M. hibernica are placement of antheridial scales, width-to-length ratio of thallus segments, and width of midrib; conducting strands are a less important differentiating feature, being present in both species and often weakly developed. The results showed the variability and overlap of some morphological characters. Conclusion The new family Pseudomoerckiaceae and a new monotypic genus, Pseudomoerckia, created to accommodate Moerckia blyttii, are described. Cordaeaceae Mamontov et al. is synonymised with Moerckiaceae K.I.Goebel ex Stotler & Crand.-Stotl. The species status and restricted distribution of M. hibernica are confirmed.","PeriodicalId":54869,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bryology","volume":"43 1","pages":"99 - 114"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/03736687.2021.1919832","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42740512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Ellis, M. Alataş, M. Aleffi, W. R. Álvaro Alba, D. A. Becerra Infante, K. A. Cárdenas Espinosa, M. N. Aziz, V. Bakalin, G. Bergamo Decarli, M. Boiko, N. Zagorodniuk, L. Boiko, E. Borovichev, G. Brusa, M. Cano, J. A. Jiménez, S. S. Choi, I. Draper, F. Lara, M. V. Dunlin, J. Enroth, T. Ezer, V. Fedosov, E. Fuertes, R. Garilleti, B. Albertos, S. Gradstein, A. Graulich, V. Hugonnot, C. Hyun, M. Kirmaci, F. Filiz, U. Çatak, N. Konstantinova, A. Savchenko, M. Kropik, J. Kučera, H. Kürschner, E. Yu. Kuzmina, N. Liksakova, D. Maity, P. Martin, T. Mcintosh, H. van Melick, B. Moncada, C. Németh, S. O’Leary, G. Peñaloza-Bojacá, S. A. Maciel-Silva, S. Poponessi, A. Cogoni, R. Porley, A. Potemkin, M. Puglisi, S. Sciandrello, K. Rawat, V. Sahu, R. Paul, M. Ryan, P. Saha, D. Salas, J. G. Segarra‐Moragues, F. Sguazzin, N. R. Shafigullina, J. Shevock, S. Ștefănuț, A. Uygur, S. Karaman Erkul, S. Ursavaş, A. Özen, H. Zechmeister, R. Zander
{"title":"New national and regional bryophyte records, 66","authors":"L. Ellis, M. Alataş, M. Aleffi, W. R. Álvaro Alba, D. A. Becerra Infante, K. A. Cárdenas Espinosa, M. N. Aziz, V. Bakalin, G. Bergamo Decarli, M. Boiko, N. Zagorodniuk, L. Boiko, E. Borovichev, G. Brusa, M. Cano, J. A. Jiménez, S. S. Choi, I. Draper, F. Lara, M. V. Dunlin, J. Enroth, T. Ezer, V. Fedosov, E. Fuertes, R. Garilleti, B. Albertos, S. Gradstein, A. Graulich, V. Hugonnot, C. Hyun, M. Kirmaci, F. Filiz, U. Çatak, N. Konstantinova, A. Savchenko, M. Kropik, J. Kučera, H. Kürschner, E. Yu. Kuzmina, N. Liksakova, D. Maity, P. Martin, T. Mcintosh, H. van Melick, B. Moncada, C. Németh, S. O’Leary, G. Peñaloza-Bojacá, S. A. Maciel-Silva, S. Poponessi, A. Cogoni, R. Porley, A. Potemkin, M. Puglisi, S. Sciandrello, K. Rawat, V. Sahu, R. Paul, M. Ryan, P. Saha, D. Salas, J. G. Segarra‐Moragues, F. Sguazzin, N. R. Shafigullina, J. Shevock, S. Ștefănuț, A. Uygur, S. Karaman Erkul, S. Ursavaş, A. Özen, H. Zechmeister, R. Zander","doi":"10.1080/03736687.2021.1942590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2021.1942590","url":null,"abstract":"Md N. Aziz, V. A. Bakalin , G. Bergamo Decarli, M. Boiko, N. Zagorodniuk, L. M. Boiko, E. A. Borovichev, G. Brusa, M. J. Cano, J. A. Jiménez, S. S. Choi, I. Draper , F. Lara, M. V. Dunlin, J. Enroth, T. Ezer, V. E. Fedosov, E. Fuertes, R. Garilleti , B. Albertos , S. R. Gradstein, A. Graulich, V. Hugonnot, C. W. Hyun, M. Kırmacı, F. Filiz, U. Çatak, N. A. Konstantinova, A. N. Savchenko, M. Kropik, J. Kučera, H. Kürschner, E. Yu. Kuzmina, N. S. Liksakova, D. Maity, P. Martin, T. T. McIntosh, H. M. H. van Melick, B. Moncada, Cs. Németh, S. V. O’Leary, G. F. Peñaloza-Bojacá, S. A. Maciel-Silva, S. Poponessi, A. Cogoni, R. D. Porley, A. D. Potemkin, M. Puglisi, S. Sciandrello , K. K. Rawat, V. Sahu, R. R. Paul, M. Ryan, P. Saha, D. S. Salas, J. G. Segarra-Moragues, F. Sguazzin, N. R. Shafigullina, J. R. Shevock, S. Ștefănuţ, A. Uygur, S. Karaman Erkul, S. Ursavaş, A. Özen, H. G. Zechmeister and R. H. Zander","PeriodicalId":54869,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bryology","volume":"43 1","pages":"193 - 212"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/03736687.2021.1942590","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48711718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}