Dryptodon fuscoluteus (Hook.) Ochyra & Żarnowiec (Grimmiaceae) from the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911−14 to continental Antarctica

The Grimmiaceae is the largest moss family represented in Antarctica. In continental locations fruiting mosses are rare. Re-examination of early Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) collections revealed the presence of Dryptodon fuscoluteus (Hook.) Ochyra & Żarnowiec with capsules in the regi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution
Main Authors: Seppelt, Rod D., Ochyra, Ryszard
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Magnolia Press 2010
Subjects:
Antarctica
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Grimmiaceae
mosses
phytogeography
Antarctic
Shackleton
Terre Adélie
Terre-Adélie
Smirnova
Shackleton Ice Shelf
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Schistidium antarctici
Online Access:http://www.mapress.com/j/bde/article/view/bde.31.1.21
https://doi.org/10.11646/bde.31.1.21
Description
Summary:The Grimmiaceae is the largest moss family represented in Antarctica. In continental locations fruiting mosses are rare. Re-examination of early Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) collections revealed the presence of Dryptodon fuscoluteus (Hook.) Ochyra & Żarnowiec with capsules in the region of the Shackleton Ice Shelf, Terre Adélie. The species is described and illustrated and localities where plant collections were made by the AAE clarified. Other specimens collected by the AAE have been revised and they represent the following species: Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid., Syntrichia sarconeurum Ochyra & R. H. Zander, Orthogrimmia sessitana (De Not.) Ochyra & Żarnowiec, Schistidium antarctici (Cardot) L. I. Savicz & Smirnova, and Bryum pseudotriquetrum (Hedw.) P. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.

Similar Items