Orthotrichum affine var. bohemicum (Orthotrichaceae), a new variety of epiphytic moss from the Czech Republic

Abstract

<em>Orthotrichum affine </em>var. <em>bohemicum </em>Plášek &amp; Sawicki, var. <em>nova</em>, is a confirmed record of a new variety from the Czech Republic. The new taxon is described and illustrated by photos and drawing. It is characterized by having superficial stomata and a peristome with 16 endostome segments (practically as long as exostome teeth). Molecular data indicating the phylogenetic placement of the species are presented

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“…The specimen cited above is the first collection of this epiphytic moss from the Czech Republic. Until now, 23 taxa in Orthotrichum had been reported from the country (Kučera & Váň a, 2005;Blockeel et al, 2008a;Plášek et al, 2009;Plášek et al, 2011). In Europe, the species is known from many countries, and owing to confusion in identification or being overlooked, may be more common than is generally supposed.…”

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“…In Europe, M. boeckii has been reported from Britain, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Malta, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, and the northern and eastern parts of European Russia (Sö derström et al, 2002(Sö derström et al, , 2007 This variety was described recently from the Czech Republic by Plášek et al (2011). The herbarium specimen cited above was found during a visit to the St. Petersburg's herbarium (LE) in December 2011.…”

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“…It appears that the variety is geographically widespread. However, until now it was reported only from the Czech Republic (Plášek et al, 2011), USA (Ellis et al, 2012b), and Poland (Ellis et al, 2012c). Philonotis polymorpha is a circumsubantarctic species which was recorded from all islands in the vast Southern Ocean, from South Georgia in the west to Macquarie Island in the east (Blockeel et al, 2008;Ochyra et al, 2008b;Ellis et al, 2011).…”

“…It has been recorded in the Red Data Books of some regions of Russia, e.g. Karelia Republic (Ivanter & Kuznetsov, 2007), Komi Republic (Taskaev, 2009), Nenets (Matveeva, 2006), and is included in Red Data Book of the Russian Federation (Bardunov & Novikov, 2009 This variety was described recently from the Czech Republic by Plášek et al (2011). The herbarium specimen cited above was found during a visit to the herbarium of the Swedish Museum of Natural History (S) in October 2012.…”