Flora of Australia: Mosses 1. Volume 51

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CONTENTS
CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 51
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INTRODUCTION
	Scope and Presentation of the Flora
	Acknowledgments
	Editor’s Note
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HISTORY OF RESEARCH ON AUSTRALIAN MOSSES
	Early 1800s to 1950
		New South Wales
		Queensland
		South Australia
		Tasmania
		Victoria
		Western Australia
	Recent Research
	References
INTRODUCTION TO MOSSES
	Classification
	Life History, Morphology and Terminology
	Stages of the gametophyte generation
	Stages of the sporophyte generation
	Morphology and terminology
		The Gametophyte
		Spores
		Protonema
		The Gametophore
		Stems
		Leaves
		Leaf cell anatomy
		Leaf costa
		Rhizoids
		Asexual reproductive structures
		Gametangia and sexuality
		Calyptra
		The Sporophyte
		Foot
		Seta
		Capsule
		Peristome
	Reproductive Biology, Cytology and Genetics
		Sexual reproduction
		Asexual reproduction
		Cytology and genetics
	Ecology, Distribution and Biogeography
		Ecology
			Life forms
			Turfs
			Cushions
			Mats and wefts
			Pendants, dendroids, tails and fans
			Life strategies
		Distribution
		Biogeography
	Origin and Evolution of Mosses
		Evolutionary trends in mosses
		Nematodontous peristomes
		Arthrodontous peristomes
	References
FOSSIL RECORD OF BRYOPHYTES
	Origin of the Bryophytes
		Fossil Record of Hepatics
		Fossil Record of Anthocerotes
		Fossil Record of Mosses
		The Australian Fossil Record
		Conclusions
	References
KEY TO THE GENERA OF AUSTRALIAN MOSSES
SPHAGNACEAE
	SPHAGNUM
		Sect. 1. Sphagnum
			1. Sphagnum cristatum
			2. Sphagnum perichaetiale
		Sect. 2. Rigida
			3. Sphagnum australe
		Sect. 3. Cuspidata
			4. Sphagnum falcatulum
		Sect. 4. Subsecunda
			5. Sphagnum fuscovinosum
			6. Sphagnum novozelandicum
		Doubtful and Excluded Names
AMBUCHANANIACEAE
	AMBUCHANANIA
		Ambuchanania leucobryoides
ANDREAEACEAE
	ANDREAEA
		1. Andreaea acuminata
		2. Andreaea acutifolia
		3. Andreaea alpina
		4. Andreaea amblyophylla
		5. Andreaea australis
		6. Andreaea flabellata
		7. Andreaea flexuosa
		8. Andreaea gainii
		9. Andreaea heinemannii
		10. Andreaea huttonii
		11. Andreaea microvaginata
		12. Andreaea mutabilis
		13. Andreaea nitida
		14. Andreaea subulata
		15. Andreaea sp.
		Doubtful and Excluded Names
POLYTRICHACEAE
	KEY TO SPECIES
	1. ATRICHUM
		Atrichum androgynum
	2. DAWSONIA
		1. Dawsonia longiseta
		2. Dawsonia polytrichoides
		3. Dawsonia superba
	3. NOTOLIGOTRICHUM
		1. Notoligotrichum australe
		2. Notoligotrichum crispulum
	4. POGONATUM
		1. Pogonatum neesii
		2. Pogonatum subulatum
		3. Pogonatum tubulosum
	5. POLYTRICHADELPHUS
		Polytrichadelphus magellanicus
	6. POLYTRICHASTRUM
		1. Polytrichastrum alpinum
		2. Polytrichastrum formosum
	7. POLYTRICHUM
		1. Polytrichum commune
		2. Polytrichum juniperinum
	Doubtful and Excluded Names
GIGASPERMACEAE
	GIGASPERMUM
		Gigaspermum repens
		Excluded Name
ARCHIDIACEAE
	ARCHIDIUM
		1. Archidium birmanicum
		2. Archidium brevinerve
		3. Archidium capense
		4. Archidium clarksonianum
		5. Archidium clavatum
		6. Archidium elatum
		7. Archidium indicum
		8. Archidium microthecium
		9. Archidium minutissimum
		10. Archidium ohioense
		11. Archidium rehmannii
		12. Archidium rothii
		13. Archidium stellatum
		14. Archidium subulatum
		15. Archidium thalliferum
		16. Archidium wattsii
		17. Archidium sp. A
		18. Archidium sp. B
		19. Archidium sp. C
		Excluded Names
SPLACHNOBRYACEAE
	KEY TO GENERA
	1. GYMNOSTOMIELLA
		Gymnostomiella vernicosa
	2. SPLACHNOBRYUM
		Splachnobryum obtusum
EPHEMERACEAE
	ERPODIACEAE
		ERPODIUM
			1. Erpodium beccarii
				1a. Erpodium beccarii var. beccarii
				1b. Erpodium beccarii var. longicalyptratum
			2. Erpodium biseriatum
			3. Erpodium coronatum
			4. Erpodium glaucum
			5. Erpodium hodgkinsoniae
			6. Erpodium solmsiellaceum
	KEY TO GENERA
	1. EPHEMERUM
		1. Ephemerum capense
		2. Ephemerum cristatum
		3. Ephemerum fimbriatum
		4. Ephemerum furcatum
		5. Ephemerum recurvifolium
		6. Ephemerum rehmannii
	2. NANOMITRIOPSIS
		Nanomitriopsis longifolia
	Excluded Names
SPLACHNACEAE
	TAYLORIA
		1. Tayloria callophylla
		2. Tayloria gunnii
		3. Tayloria octoblepharum
		4. Tayloria purpurascens
		5. Tayloria tasmanica
		Excluded Names
MEESIACEAE
	KEY TO GENERA
	1. LEPTOBRYUM
		Leptobryum pyriforme
	2. MEESIA
		1. Meesia muelleri
		2. Meesia triquetra
ORTHOTRICHACEAE
	KEY TO GENERA
	1. GROUTIELLA
		Groutiella tomentosa
	2. MACROCOMA
		Macrocoma tenuis
	3. MACROMITRIUM
		1. Macromitrium archeri
		2. Macromitrium aurescens
		3. Macromitrium brachypodium
		4. Macromitrium brevicaule
		5. Macromitrium caloblastoides
		6. Macromitrium diaphanum
		7. Macromitrium dielsii
		8. Macromitrium exsertum
		9. Macromitrium funiforme
		10. Macromitrium hemitrichodes
		11. Macromitrium hortoniae
		12. Macromitrium incurvifolium
		13. Macromitrium involutifolium
			13a. Macromitrium involutifolium subsp. involutifolium
			13b. Macromitrium involutifolium subsp. ptychomitrioides
		14. Macromitrium leratii
		15. Macromitrium ligulaefolium
		16. Macromitrium ligulare
		17. Macromitrium longirostre
		18. Macromitrium microstomum
		19. Macromitrium repandum
		20. Macromitrium stoneae
		21. Macromitrium subulatum
		Nomina nuda
	4. ORTHOTRICHUM
		1. Orthotrichum assimile
		2. Orthotrichum cupulatum
		3. Orthotrichum hortense
		4. Orthotrichum rupestre
		5. Orthotrichum tasmanicum
	5. SCHLOTHEIMIA
		1. Schlotheimia brownii
		2. Schlotheimia funiformis
	6. STONEOBRYUM
		Stoneobryum bunyaense
	7. ULOTA
		1. Ulota cochleata
		2. Ulota laticiliata
		3. Ulota lutea
			3a. Ulota lutea (Hook.f. & Wilson) Mitt. var. lutea
			3b. Ulota lutea var. robusta
		4. Ulota membranata
		5. Ulota viridis
			5a. Ulota viridis Venturi var. viridis
			5b. Ulota viridis var. dixonii
		Excluded Names
	8. ZYGODON
		1. Zygodon gracillimus
		2. Zygodon hookeri
		3. Zygodon intermedius
		4. Zygodon menziesii
		5. Zygodon minutus
		6. Zygodon obtusifolius
AULACOMNIACEAE
	AULACOMNIUM
		Aulacomnium palustre
BARTRAMIACEAE
	KEY TO GENERA
	1. BARTRAMIA
		1. Bartramia alaris
		2. Bartramia breutelii
		3. Bartramia hampeana
		4. Bartramia mossmaniana
		5. Bartramia nothostricta
		6. Bartramia pseudostricta
		7. Bartramia robusta
		8. Bartramia strictifolia
		9. Bartramia subsymmetrica
	2. BREUTELIA
		1. Breutelia affinis
		2. Breutelia elongata
		3. Breutelia pendula
		4. Breutelia pseudophilonotis
		5. Breutelia sp. A
		Doubtful Names
	3. CONOSTOMUM
		1. Conostomum curvirostre
		2. Conostomum pentastichum
		3. Conostomum pusillum
	4. PHILONOTIS
		1. Philonotis australiensis
		2. Philonotis hastata
		3. Philonotis pallida
		4. Philonotis pyriformis
		5. Philonotis scabrifolia
		6. Philonotis slateri
		7. Philonotis tenuis
		Doubtful Names
ORTHODONTIACEAE
	ORTHODONTIUM
		1. Orthodontium lineare
		2. Orthodontium pallens
BRYACEAE
	KEY TO GENERA
	1. BRACHYMENIUM
		1. Brachymenium lanceolatum
		2. Brachymenium nepalense
		Doubtful and Excluded Names
	2. BRYUM
		1. Bryum argenteum
		2. Bryum auratum
		3. Bryum harriottii
		4. Bryum lanatum
		5. Bryum subrotundifolium
		Excluded Species
	3. GEMMABRYUM
		1. Gemmabryum acuminatum
		2. Gemmabryum apiculatum
		3. Gemmabryum australe
		4. Gemmabryum austrosabulosum
		5. Gemmabryum cheelii
		6. Gemmabryum chrysoneuron
		7. Gemmabryum clavatum
		8. Gemmabryum coarctatum
		9. Gemmabryum coronatum
		10. Gemmabryum crassum
		11. Gemmabryum dichotomum
		12. Gemmabryum eremaeum
		13. Gemmabryum exile
		14. Gemmabryum inaequale
		15. Gemmabryum indicum
		16. Gemmabryum klinggraeffii
		17. Gemmabryum laevigatum
		18. Gemmabryum pachythecum
		19. Gemmabryum preissianum
		20. Gemmabryum radiculosum
		21. Gemmabryum rubens
		22. Gemmabryum sauteri
		23. Gemmabryum subapiculatum
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BRYACEAE continued
	3. GEMMABRYUM continued
		24. Gemmabryum sullivanii
		25. Gemmabryum tenuisetum
	4. OCHIOBRYUM
		Ochiobryum blandum
	5. PLAGIOBRYUM
		Plagiobryum cellulare
	6. PTYCHOSTOMUM
		1. Ptychostomum altisetum
		2. Ptychostomum angustifolium
		3. Ptychostomum creberrimum
		4. Ptychostomum cylindrothecium
		5. Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum
	7. RHODOBRYUM
		Rhodobryum aubertii
	8. ROSULABRYUM
		1. Rosulabryum albolimbatum
		2. Rosulabryum billarderi
		3. Rosulabryum campylothecium
		4. Rosulabryum capillare
		5. Rosulabryum epiphyticum
		6. Rosulabryum lamingtonicum
		7. Rosulabryum leptothrix
		8. Rosulabryum microrhodon
		9. Rosulabryum queenslandicum
		10. Rosulabryum subfasciculatum
		11. Rosulabryum subtomentosum
		12. Rosulabryum torquescens
		13. Rosulabryum tuberosum
		14. Rosulabryum wightii
LEPTOSTOMACEAE
	LEPTOSTOMUM
		1. Leptostomum erectum
		2. Leptostomum inclinans
		3. Leptostomum macrocarpon
	Excluded Name
RHIZOGONIACEAE
	KEY TO GENERA
	1. GONIOBRYUM
		Goniobryum subbasilare
	2. HYMENODON
		Hymenodon pilifer
	3. LEPTOTHECA
		Leptotheca gaudichaudii
			a. Leptotheca gaudichaudii var. gaudichaudii
			b. Leptotheca gaudichaudii var. wattsii
	4. MESOCHAETE
		1. Mesochaete taxiforme
		2. Mesochaete undulata
	5. PYRRHOBRYUM
		1. Pyrrhobryum bifarium
		2. Pyrrhobryum latifolium
		3. Pyrrhobryum medium
		4. Pyrrhobryum mnioides
		5. Pyrrhobryum paramattense
		6. Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
	6. RHIZOGONIUM
		1. Rhizogonium distichum
		2. Rhizogonium graeffeanum
		3. Rhizogonium novaehollandiae
		4. Rhizogonium pennatum
		Doubtful Species
CALOMNIACEAE
	CALOMNION
		Calomnion complanatum
MITTENIACEAE
	MITTENIA
		Mittenia plumula
RACOPILACEAE
	KEY TO GENERA
	1. POWELLIA
		1. Powellia integra
		2. Powellia involutifolia
	2. RACOPILUM
		1. Racopilum cuspidigerum
			1a. Racopilum cuspidigerum var. cuspidigerum
			1b. Racopilum cuspidigerum var. convolutaceum
		2. Racopilum strumiferum
HYPOPTERYGIACEAE
	KEY TO GENERA
	1. CYATHOPHORUM
		Cyathophorum bulbosum
		Doubtful Records
	2. HYPOPTERYGIUM
		1. Hypopterygium didictyon
		2. Hypopterygium discolor
		3. Hypopterygium tamarisci
		Doubtful Species
	3. LOPIDIUM
		1. Lopidium concinnum
		2. Lopidium struthiopteris
		Doubtful Species
Maps
APPENDIX
	New taxa, combinations and lectotypifications
	AMBUCHANANIALES
		Ambuchananiaceae
	ANDREAEACEAE
	POLYTRICHACEAE
	SPLACHNOBRYACEAE
	SPLACHNACEAE
	ORTHOTRICHACEAE
	BRYACEAE
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