Drepanocladus polygamus (Schimp.) Hedenäs |
Occurring in few localities in Antarctica. In the South Shetland Archipelago it is cited only for King George and Livingston Islands (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .) and in this study it was found in Snow Island. |
Sanionia uncianata (Hedw.) Loeske |
Is widely distributed and very common in Antarctica and it had been already reported for Snow Island in President Head Plateau (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). |
Andreaea regularis Müll. Hal. |
Widely distributed in the Antarctic, especially in South Shetland Archipelago and was reported for Snow Island in President Head (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). |
Bartramia patens Brid. |
Widely distributed in maritime Antarctica and common in the South Shetland Archipelago. Was reported for Snow Island in President Head (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). |
Brachythecium austroglareosum (Müll. Hal.) Kindb. |
Widely distributed in Antarctic, including the South Shetland archipelago, but in this region it was only reported in the Livingston and Deception Islands (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). This species is a new occurrence for Snow Island. |
Brachythecium austrosalebrosum (Müll. Hal.) Kindb. |
Widely distributed in Antarctica, including in the South Shetland archipelago (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). This species is a new occurrence for Snow Island. |
Bryum argenteum var. argenteum Hedw. |
Widely distributed in Antarctica, but rare in South Shetland Island occurring only in King George and Deception Islands (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .) and now reported for Snow Island. |
Bryum orbiculatifolium Cardot & Broth. |
Has primarily distribution on some volcanic islands in South Sandwich and South Shetland Islands (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). Considering the South Shetland Archipelago, this species occur in Deception Island (Ochyra et al. 2008) and King George Island (Câmara et al. 2017Câmara PEAS, Silva BGC, Carvalho-Silva M, Henriques DK. 2017. The moss flora of Ostrov Geologov (Geologists Island), Maxwell Bay, King George Island, Antarctica. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 52: 251-255.) and it was reported in Snow Island in the present study. |
Bryum pseudotriquetrum (Hedw.) G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb. |
Is one of the most common species and widely distributed in Antarctica. It is present in South Shetland Archipelago, reported for King George, Livingston, Deception, Nelson and Greenwich Islands (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .) and now it was found in Snow Island. |
Warnstorfia fontinaliopsis (Müll. Hal.) Ochyra |
Is widespread and common in the South Shetland Archipelago where it is reported for the King George, Livingston, Nelson and Robert Islands (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .) but it is not reported for Snow Island until this moment. |
Warnstorfia sarmentosa (Wahlenb.) Hedenäs |
Is widely distributed and locally common only in the South Orkney and South Shetland Islands. In the South Shetland Archipelago, this species is reported in several islands (Elephant, King George, Robert and Livingston Islands) but it was not reported for Snow Island (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). |
Distichium capillaceum (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. |
Is present in several localities of Antarctica. In the South Shetland Islands it is reported to the King George, Livinsgston, Deception and Robert Islands (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .) and now also being reported for Snow Island. |
Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid. |
Is widely reported for the South Shetland Islands (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .), however, it had not been cited for Snow Island. |
Schistidium lewis-smithii Ochyra |
Is endemic from Antarctica and reported only for South Shetlands Archipelago in King George and Livingston Islands (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .; Câmara et al. 2017Câmara PEAS, Silva BGC, Carvalho-Silva M, Henriques DK. 2017. The moss flora of Ostrov Geologov (Geologists Island), Maxwell Bay, King George Island, Antarctica. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 52: 251-255.) and now it is reported to one more island in this archipelago, the Snow Island. |
Schistidium praemorsum (Müll. Hal.) Herzog |
Is known only in three localities in Antarctica. In the West Antarctica Peninsula it is registered in Danco Coast and Fallières Coast and in South Shetlands Archipelago is reported only for Deception Island (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .) and this study found this species in Snow Island too. |
Pohlia cruda (Hedw.) Lindb. |
Is widely distributed in the South Shetland Islands and in the other localities of maritime Antarctic (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .) but had been not reported yet for Snow Island. |
Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G.L. Sm. |
Is widely distributed in maritime Antarctica and present in the Antarctic Peninsula. This species had been already reported to Snow Island in President Head Plateau (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). |
Polytrichum juniperinum Willd. ex Hedw. |
According to Ochyra et al. (2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .) this species of more limited occurrence and least common of all species of Polytrichum that occur in Antarctica. This species is locally frequent in tree islands of northern maritime Antarctica (Candlemas and Bellingshausen Islands (South Sandwich Archipelago) and King George Island (South Shetlands Archipelago)). It is scarce elsewhere of South Sandwich Archipelago (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .) and now it is reported for Snow Island too. |
Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. |
Is widely distributed in Antarctica, especially in the South Shetland Archipelago and it is reported to Snow Island in President Head Plateau (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). |
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum (Hedw.) P.C. Chen |
Is widely distributed, but scattered in Antarctica. In South Shetland Archipelago was reported only for Livingston Island (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .), but now it was found in Snow Island. |
Syntrichia filaris (Müll. Hal.) R.H. Zander |
Is widely distributed in Antarctica and it is most common in South Orkneys and South Shetland Islands, but until this moment this species is not had been reported for Snow Island (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). |
Syntrichia magellanica (Mont.) R.H. Zander |
Is present in several regions of Antarctica. In the maritime Antarctica, this species is widely distributed and one of the most frequent species of moss in the South Shetlands Archipelago, but it is not known for Snow Island (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). |
Syntrichia saxicola (Cardot) R.H. Zander |
Is widely distributed in South Shetland Island and had not been yet reported for Snow Island (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). |
Hymenoloma grimmiaceum (Müll. Hal.) Ochyra
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Is well distributed in several localities of Antarctica including the South Shetland Islands and until this moment it was not reported for Snow Island (Ochyra et al. 2008Ochyra R, Lewis-Smith RI, Bednarek-Ochyra H. 2008. The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .). |