New national and regional bryophyte records, 60

Abstract

This is a temperate-boreal northern hemisphere species, in tropical regions known only from the East African mountains, and extending down to South Africa (Blockeel et al., 2006c). In East Africa it was first reported [as Neckera complanata (Hedw.) Huebener var. maxima Dixon] from Kenya (Mt Kenya, at 3000 m) by Dixon (1918), and it also occurs in the Taita Hills (Mbololo, at 1650 m) in the SE part of the country (Bytebier & Chuah-Petiot, 2002). It was reported from Tanzania (Mt Meru, at 2375 m) by Blockeel et al. (2003). The South African collections came from much lower altitudes (400 and 450 m). The African specimens reported by Bytebier & Chuah-Petiot (2002), Blockeel et al. (2003, 2006c) were all epiphytic. The present Ugandan specimens were collected on rocks. Altitude (4100 m) is given on only one of the two specimens, but as both were collected the same day, the other one probably comes from an approximately similar altitude. They do not represent Dixon's (1918) var. maxima, as the shoots are less than 5 cm long; in var. maxima they were up to 15 cm long. The leaves in the Ugandan specimens are slightly narrower than is typical for the species, but otherwise the specimens agree well with the rather variable A. complanata.

Plagiothecium schofieldii, a new species from the Aleutian Islands (Alaska, USA)

“…The results of taxonomic revisions conducted in recent years indicate the underestimation of the species richness of individual parts of the world. As a consequence of this research, many countries and regions have increased their number of known taxa of the described genus (e.g., Ellis et al 2019a;Ellis et al 2019b;Ellis et al 2020Ellis et al , 2021Müller and Wynns 2020;Wolski and Nowicka-Krawczyk 2020;Wolski 2020).…”

Quo Vadis, Orthotrichum pulchellum? A Journey of Epiphytic Moss across the European Continent

“…Examples of such species are Cryphaea heteromalla (Hedw.) D.Mohr (first recorded in Saxony in 2009 [ 65 , 66 ]; first recorded in Poland in 2017 [ 67 ]; first recorded in Czech Republic in 2018 [ 68 ]), Lewinskya acuminata (H.Philib.) F.Lara, Garilleti and Goffinet (first recorded in Germany in 2003 [ 69 ]; first recorded in the Czech Republic in 2019 [ 70 ]), Ulota phyllantha Brid.…”

Mosses of Malagos Watershed, Baguio District, Davao City; An Exploratory Study

“…With seven (7) genera identified in regions like Tropical Asia and the Western Pacific, the family Thuidiaceae comprises pleurocarpous mosses widely distributed worldwide, predominantly inhabiting lowland forests (Touw, 2001;Ellis et al, 2019;Pephu, 2014). Often characterized as moss in thin mats, species in this family are found on various substrates such as rocks, logs, dead wood, and even sandstone.…”