Extreme southern locations for moss sporophytes in Antarctica

Abundant immature sporophytes of the moss Pottia heimii are reported from the Lower Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys and from Cape Chocolate, Victoria Land. These finds extend the reported southern limit for the occurrence of abundant moss sporophytes to 77° 55′S.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Seppelt, Rodney D., Green, T.G. Allan, Schwarz, A-M.J., Frost, A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1992
Subjects:
bryophyte
McMurdo Dry Valleys
reproduction
Victoria Land
Taylor Valley
Cape Chocolate
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Antarctica
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10289/958
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102092000087
Description
Summary:Abundant immature sporophytes of the moss Pottia heimii are reported from the Lower Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys and from Cape Chocolate, Victoria Land. These finds extend the reported southern limit for the occurrence of abundant moss sporophytes to 77° 55′S.

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