A brief survey of bryological studies in the Subantarctic, including Macrocoma tenue (Orthotrichaceae), a moss genus and species newly found in Îles Kerguelen

• Published in: Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
• Main Authors: Halina Bednarek-Ochyra, Vítězslav Plášek, Shui-Liang Guo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Botanical Society 2018
• Subjects: Antarctica; austral polar regions; biodiversity; biogeography; Bryophyta; Kerguelen Biogeographical Province; Southern Ocean; Botany; QK1-989; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; Kerguelen; Îles Kerguelen; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.3597; https://doaj.org/article/32c1524734c346d787a92ffaa97968a8

Studies on the bryophyte flora of the Southern Ocean islands and in the Antarctic are briefly reviewed and the current state of knowledge of the moss flora of Îles Kerguelen is discussed. Macrocoma tenue (Hook. & Grev.) Vitt is recorded from the Îles Kerguelen archipelago and this constitutes th...