New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract

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B98005
Received 20 January 1998; accepted 30 March 1998

A bryophyte flora for Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica

R. D. SEPPELT

Australian Antarctic Division
Channel Highway
Kingston 7050
Tasmania, Australia

T. G. A. GREEN

Department of Biological Sciences
The University of Waikato
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton, New Zealand

Abstract  Eight mosses, Grimmia antarctici, G. plagiopodia, Ceratodon purpureus, Didymodon gelidus, Hennediella heimii, Sarconeurum glaciale, Bryum subrotundifolium, B. pseudotriquetrum, and one hepatic, Cephaloziella exiliflora, are represented in the bryoflora of Southern Victoria Land. Mosses are known from as far south as 84deg.42[[minute]]S. Despite the apparent inhospitability of the environment, significant areas of moss-covered terrain, up to 2.5 ha, are known from Botany Bay in Granite Harbour, from Beaufort Island, and from the Lake Fryxell-Canada Glacier area of the Taylor Valley. Notes on the Antarctic distribution, morphological variation, and associated taxonomic difficulties are provided, together with illustrations of the taxa.

Keywords  Antarctica; bryophytes; Southern Victoria Land

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