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Taxonomy of Lichens and Bryophytes in Pacific Asia
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Taxonomy of Lichens and Bryophytes in Pacific Asia

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2025 | Viewed by 8561

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Dr. Vadim Bakalin

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Laboratory of Cryptogamic Biota, Botanical Garden-Institute FEB RAS, Makovskogo Street 142, 690024 Vladivostok, Russia
Interests: taxonomy and distribution of liverworts in Pacific Asia
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Dr. Seung Se Choi

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Team of National Ecosystem Survey, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Republic of Korea
Interests: taxonomy and distribution of liverworts and vascular plants in East and Southeast Asia
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, the advances in the knowledge of the systematics of cryptogamic organisms have literally inverted our previous paradigm on the subject. In addition, it has been shown that bryophytes, lichens, and other groups of cryptogams do not have such wide ranges as previously thought. Indeed, any cases when the same species are thought to occur in either western Europe or Japan should in fact be questioned. Cases of sibling species, vicariation, progressive and relic endemism, stasis, and other phenomena previously applied to cryptogams, mostly speculatively, turned out to be common. A remarkable example is the genus Lophozia (Hepaticae), which was treated as a single unit in the 1960s and turned out to be composed of representatives of 5 different families.

To date, the general systematic structure of the largest cryptogamic units has more or less become known, although the discoveries of genera and families new to science occur with regularity. At the same time, there remain many unresolved problems related to the status of "regional populations" of widespread species, which often represent taxa new to science.

Pacific Asia is an inexhaustible storehouse of cryptogamic taxa, contributing to a new understanding of bryophyte and lichen systematics. It is clear that the process of discovery is endless, but we hope that this Special Issue will contribute to this. As such, we invite authors working with lichens and bryophytes in Pacific Asia to submit research.

Vadim Bakalin & Seung Se Choi

Dr. Vadim Bakalin
Dr. Seung Se Choi
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • bryophytes
  • mosses
  • liverworts
  • hornworts
  • lichens
  • lichenicolous fungi
  • taxonomy
  • systematic
  • distribution

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Intergrative Taxonomic Study of the Frullania parvistipula Complex with a Modern Circumscription of the Section Trachycolea (Frullaniaceae, Marchantiphyta)
by Yuriy S. Mamontov, Anna A. Vilnet, John J. Atwood and Nadezhda A. Konstantinova
Plants 2024, 13(17), 2397; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172397 - 27 Aug 2024
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Frullania (subg. Trachycolea) sect. Trachycolea has been studied using integrative taxonomy methods and utilizing sampling from almost all areas of distribution of the species previously referred to this section. A phylogenetic analysis based on nuclear ribosomal ITS1-2 and chloroplast trnL-F sequence [...] Read more.
Frullania (subg. Trachycolea) sect. Trachycolea has been studied using integrative taxonomy methods and utilizing sampling from almost all areas of distribution of the species previously referred to this section. A phylogenetic analysis based on nuclear ribosomal ITS1-2 and chloroplast trnL-F sequence data and a morphological study reveal a wide range of morphological variability within specimens that has largely disguised the overall taxonomic diversity. Frullania parvistipula, previously regarded as a widespread species, has been found to represent a group of separate species within different sections of F. subg. Trachycolea: F. caucasica and F. conistipula in F. sect. Trachycolea, F. parvistipula in F. sect. Australes, and F. fukuzawana in F. sect. Integristipulae II. Illustrations of the type specimens of F. conistipula, F. fukuzawana, and F. parvistipula, as well as illustrations of the sequenced specimens belonging to two of the discussed species (F. conistipula and F. parvistipula), are provided. The morphological differences separating the highly similar F. caucasica, F. conistipula, F. fukuzawana, F. koponenii, and F. parvistipula are discussed. A dichotomous key is presented for accepted species. New combinations are provided for two taxa. Full article
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A New Record of Pogonatum tahitense (Polytrichaceae) from Tibet, China: Taxonomic Description, Range Expansion, and Biogeographic History
by Yu Sun, Xiaotong Song, Chunfa Chen, Shuang Li, Jiqi Gu and Xiaoming Shao
Plants 2024, 13(6), 846; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13060846 - 15 Mar 2024
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The genus Pogonatum stands out as the most diverse within the family Polytrichaceae, encompassing over 50 species. Pogonatum tahitense has been recorded across various Pacific regions, including Hawaii in the United States and Tahiti in French Polynesia, as well as in Asia, such [...] Read more.
The genus Pogonatum stands out as the most diverse within the family Polytrichaceae, encompassing over 50 species. Pogonatum tahitense has been recorded across various Pacific regions, including Hawaii in the United States and Tahiti in French Polynesia, as well as in Asia, such as in Taiwan in China, Java in Indonesia, and Sabah in Malaysia. In the current study, a specimen collected in Tibet, China, is described, confirming its taxonomic classification as P. tahitense through a comprehensive analysis integrating morphological evidence and molecular study based on sequences from the plastid (rbcL, rps4, trnL-F), mitochondrial (nad5), and nuclear (ITS2) regions. This documentation represents the first record of the species within mainland China. A time-calibrated, molecular-based phylogenetic analysis was conducted, employing various approaches for ancestral range inference. The findings suggest that P. tahitense originated during the Pleistocene epoch, approximately 1.8 mya, in Tibet, China. Full article
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Konstantinovia Is Not Monotypic, and a New Attempt to Determine Relationships in Cephaloziellaceae–Scapaniaceae Superclade (Marchantiophyta)
by Vadim A. Bakalin, Vladimir E. Fedosov, Ksenia G. Klimova, Yulia D. Maltseva, Alina V. Fedorova and Seung Se Choi
Plants 2024, 13(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13010015 - 19 Dec 2023
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The exploration of liverworts on Bering Island (the westernmost Aleutians) has revealed plants assigned to the recently described and previously monotypic Konstantinovia, previously known only from Yunnan Province of China, and belonging to the bigeneric Obtusifoliaceae. The collected plants are described here [...] Read more.
The exploration of liverworts on Bering Island (the westernmost Aleutians) has revealed plants assigned to the recently described and previously monotypic Konstantinovia, previously known only from Yunnan Province of China, and belonging to the bigeneric Obtusifoliaceae. The collected plants are described here as Konstantinovia beringii sp. nov. The known localities of two species of Konstantinovia are separated by more than 6000 km, while the presence of the genus on the Commander Islands is probably a relict. Phylogenetic examination of both collected specimens and new material from other related families resulted in the construction of a fairly well-supported phylogenetic tree for the entire Cephaloziellaceae s.l. + Scapaniaceae s.l. clade. The constructed trees have confirmed the previously stated assumption that it is necessary to segregate one more family within this superclade, described here as Oleolophoziaceae fam. nov. Full article
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The Type Specimens of Plectocolea and Solenostoma (Marchantiophyta) in Some Japanese and European Herbaria
by Vadim A. Bakalin and Seung Se Choi
Plants 2023, 12(23), 3935; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12233935 - 22 Nov 2023
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Solenostomataceae are among the most diverse and, at the same time, least described liverwort families in Pacific Asia. Many species therein are known only from type descriptions, which are sometimes incomplete. The present account is based on a study of 81 type specimens [...] Read more.
Solenostomataceae are among the most diverse and, at the same time, least described liverwort families in Pacific Asia. Many species therein are known only from type descriptions, which are sometimes incomplete. The present account is based on a study of 81 type specimens belonging to 61 species known mostly in East Asia, although also in other regions; it provides line-art figures and photomicrographs of all the studied taxa. One lectotype and one epitype are designated, and six new combinations are proposed. as Additionally, the indication of a necessity of an epitype for Plectocolea setulosa Herzog is justified. Full article
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Liverworts of Magadan: Life on the Edge of Beringia
by Vadim A. Bakalin, Ksenia G. Klimova, Daniil A. Bakalin and Seung Se Choi
Plants 2023, 12(23), 3928; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12233928 - 22 Nov 2023
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Magadan Province, located on the southwestern edge of Greater Beringia, combines various floristic elements in its flora, including Beringian and circum-boreal species. The geographic position and habitat diversity of Magadan Province predicts its liverwort flora is one of the richest hemiarctic floras in [...] Read more.
Magadan Province, located on the southwestern edge of Greater Beringia, combines various floristic elements in its flora, including Beringian and circum-boreal species. The geographic position and habitat diversity of Magadan Province predicts its liverwort flora is one of the richest hemiarctic floras in Asia. The distribution of species throughout the region is uneven, and while its southern part shows close connections with the suboceanic floras of Kamchatka, the middle and central parts are clearly related to the floras of Chukotka, where the Beringian land bridge directly lies in the past. The wide distribution of basic rocks here leads to the existence of a significant complex of basiphylous taxa. A total of 214 taxa (including 205 species and nine varieties) are reported in the present paper. The study of liverworts of Magadan Province should be continued and several new additions to the floral list are highly likely. Full article
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The Liverwort and Hornwort Flora of Jeju Island, Republic of Korea: A Volcanic Island with a Unique Mixture of Subtropical, Temperate, Boreal, and Arctomontane Taxa
by Seung Se Choi, Vadim A. Bakalin, Hyun Min Bum, Seung Jin Park, Dae Shin Kim, Ung San Ahn and Myung-Ok Moon
Plants 2023, 12(12), 2384; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12122384 - 20 Jun 2023
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Jeju Island, due to its position at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula in Northeast Asia, is a on the unique enclave of the many southern elements in the area and features a mixture of subtropical, temperate, boreal, and arctomontane taxa. Among [...] Read more.
Jeju Island, due to its position at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula in Northeast Asia, is a on the unique enclave of the many southern elements in the area and features a mixture of subtropical, temperate, boreal, and arctomontane taxa. Among the arctomontane species recorded in this study was Anthelia juratzkana; among the temperate species was Dactyloradula brunnea, and subtropical species were Cavicularia densa, Pallavicinia subciliata, Wiesnerella denudata, and Megaceros flagellaris. A valuable species as first recorded for the Jeju Island is Cryptocoleopsis imbricata. The distribution patterns of these species suggest that the flora of Jeju Island is a meeting place between boreal and subtropical floras. We recorded 222 taxa belonging to 45 families, 80 genera, 209 species, 9 subspecies, and 4 varieties. Among these, 86 species are reported as new to the flora of Jeju Island. A checklist based on a study of 1697 specimens is also provided. Full article
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Liverwort and Hornwort Flora of Hoàng Liên National Park and the Adjacent Areas (North Vietnam, Indochina)
by Vadim A. Bakalin, Ksenia G. Klimova, Van Sinh Nguyen, Hung Manh Nguyen, Daniil A. Bakalin and Seung Se Choi
Plants 2023, 12(9), 1841; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12091841 - 29 Apr 2023
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The study of the flora located in the central part of the Hoàng Liên Sơn Range in the northern region of Indochina has revealed 279 species of liverwort and hornwort, 26 of which are newly reported for the flora of Vietnam. The uniqueness [...] Read more.
The study of the flora located in the central part of the Hoàng Liên Sơn Range in the northern region of Indochina has revealed 279 species of liverwort and hornwort, 26 of which are newly reported for the flora of Vietnam. The uniqueness and peculiarity of the studied flora are explained by the significant altitudinal range in the area treated and its position in the contact zone of the Sikang-Yunnan floristic province of the East Asian Floristic Region with the Indochina Floristic Region. The checklist includes data on the distribution of each species in the studied region, habitats, and accompanying taxa. The high disunity of the regional floras of the southern tip of the East Asian region compared to the lesser disunity of the regional floras in the north of the East Asian region is shown. In general, the studied flora possess Sino-Himalayan mountain subtropical characteristics with the large participation of tropical elements. Full article
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