On the identities of some neglected species of Grimmiaceae from Îles Kerguelen

New national and regional bryophyte records, 52

“…Bucklandiella chlorocarpa shares these characters with B. lamprocarpa (Müll.Hal. ) Bednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra, which occupies similar sites in southern South America, where it penetrates to the central and northern Andes (Blockeel et al, 2002;Bednarek-Ochyra, 2014b, 2015b, South and East Africa Ochyra & van Rooy, 2013) and to some islands in the Southern Ocean (Ochyra et al, 1988;Bednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra, 1998). The same features are also shown by many populations of B. orthotrichacea (Müll.Hal.…”

Ephemerum homomallum (Pottiaceae) and Torrentaria aquatica (Brachytheciaceae), Two Additional American Moss Species New to Africa

“…These are mostly lowland and montane tropical mosses (e.g., Arts, 1998;Bednarek-Ochyra et al, 1999;Buck & Griffin, 1984;Ellis et al, 2013Ellis et al, , 2014Ellis et al, , 2016Ochyra et al, 1992;Ochyra & Ireland, 2016;Orbán, 2000;Porley & Edwards, 2010;Shaw et al, 2008). This type of distribution is also exhibited by a small group of austral cool-adapted mosses, which occur in the temperate regions of southern South America and extend to southern Africa and African islands in the Southern Ocean, or both (e.g., Bednarek-Ochyra, 2014;Bednarek-Ochyra et al, 1996;Bednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra, 1998, 2012a, 2012bBlockeel et al, 2009Blockeel et al, , 2010Li et al, 2009;Ochyra, 2010;Ochyra, Bednarek-Ochyra, & Lewis Smith, 2002;Ochyra & Bell, 1984;Ochyra & Lewis Smith, 1998;Ochyra & Lightowlers, 1988).…”

“…The core of the genus Torrentaria constitutes a group of species centered around the Holarctic T. riparioides (Hedw.) Ochyra, with T. aquatica, which is widespread in the New World, and T. muelleri (A. Jaeger) Ochyra & Bedn.-Ochyra, which is its Asian counterpart (Ignatov et al, 1999;Ochyra & Bednarek-Ochyra, 2014). Similar to other aquatics, they exhibit significant plasticity, and generally, they are morphologically very similar.…”

The Sinking of Another Tristan da Cunha Moss Endemic and Its Phytogeographical Consequences

“…This group comprises about 80 species of liverwort (Ellis, Bakalin, et al, 2013;Gradstein, 2013) and over 80 species of moss (Bednarek-Ochyra et al, 1999;Ellis, et al, 2014;Frahm, 1982;Ochyra et al, 1992;Ochyra & Ireland, 2016;Ochyra, Wesche, et al, 2002). They are mostly represented by tropical lowland and montane species; however, this group also consists of a small group of south-cool-temperate and sub-Antarctic species (e.g., Bednarek-Ochyra, 2014bBednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra, 1998, 2010, 2012aBlockeel et al, 2009Blockeel et al, , 2010Ellis, Aleffi, et al, 2015;Ochyra, 1987Ochyra, , 2010Ochyra & Bell, 1984;Ochyra & Lewis Smith, 1998;Ochyra & Lightowlers, 1988;Ochyra & Váňa, 1989). A significant number of these species is known to occur in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago.…”