Checklist Of Mosses Research Articles

New Checklist and the Red list of the mosses (Bryophyta) of Slovenia

Abstract The new Checklist of mosses (Bryophyta) of Slovenia within current political boundaries comprises 669 species, 6 subspecies and 18 varieties. Additional 13 species are denoted by a question mark since reports are considered questionable. An alphabetically arranged tabular presentation of genera, species and lower taxa, also shows their presence in particular phytogeographical units of Slovenia. The records from the periods before and after 1959 are marked with different symbols. Each species has also new Red List status in Slovenia. The checklist includes the data from literature and the Herbarium LJU. Annotations to selected species give a critical evaluation of the literature and herbarium data. A list of taxa that should be excluded from the flora of Slovenia and the synonyms used in the floristic literature for Slovenia are also added.

Economic Burden of Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Protocol for a Systematic Review.

Globally, among all the vector-borne diseases, mosquito-borne diseases are responsible for a substantial number of cases and deaths and amount to an economic cost of US $12 billion per year. However, there is a dearth of systematic research conducted on the economic burden of mosquito-borne diseases. To address the lack of comprehensive information on this topic, a systematic review will be conducted to synthesize evidence for informing targeted policies and strategies addressing this growing burden and for better financial protection of households. The systematic review aims to review the economic burden of mosquito-borne diseases in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The review estimates the total cost, which is the compilation of both the direct costs and indirect costs. Additionally, it reports cost estimates per disease, country, and patient. The review outcome will also discuss the impact of the economic burden in terms of out-of-pocket expenditure, catastrophic health expenditure, impoverishment, and gross domestic product impact due to mosquito-borne diseases in LMICs. Systematic searches will be conducted in PubMed (MEDLINE), Ovid Embase, Scopus, the cumulative index of nursing and allied health literacy, and Cochrane CENTRAL. Additionally, websites of the World Bank, World Health Organization, and Asian Development Bank as well as grey literature (eg, Malaria No More and the Ministry of Health websites) will be searched to gather comprehensive information on the topic and identify studies published in the English language. The titles and abstracts will be independently screened by 2 reviewers, followed by a full-text review against the inclusion criteria. Disagreements will be resolved through discussion with a third author. The methodological reporting quality of the studies will be evaluated using the Larg and Moss checklist, Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials, and the Consensus on Health Economic Criteria. Data will be extracted using a standardized data extraction form. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023427111) prior to the initiation of the search strategy. The review is currently ongoing and will synthesize information from the identified studies through a process involving structured screening, data extraction, and critical appraisal in the form of tables and a narrative summary of studies reporting the economic burden incurred due to mosquito-borne diseases in LMICs. This review seeks to report the economic burden of mosquito-borne diseases. It will act as evidence for policymakers to prioritize their decisions regarding containing the prevalence of mosquito-borne diseases and the means to lowering the incidence of diseases spread by mosquitoes. PROSPERO CRD42023427111; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=427111. PRR1-10.2196/50985.

Notes on Glossadelphus M. Fleisch. (Hypnaceae, Bryophyta) in China

The genus Glossadelphus has been replaced by Phyllodon. However, Glossadelphus and Phyllodon are still used simultaneously in moss checklist of China. Total of 19 taxa of China published as members of the genus Glossadelphus are examined in this study. Our analyses show that only one species of Phyllodon (P. lingulatus) is recognized in China; twelve taxa of Glossadelphus in China are transferred to other genera (Bryocrumia, Ectropothecium, Entodon, Taxiphyllum); five taxa are excluded from the flora of China, and one species remains uncertain. Among them, two new combinations are proposed, Ectropothecium anomalum comb. nov. and E. falcatulum comb. nov. Myurella brevicosta is newly reduced to a synonym of Bryocrumia vivicolor. Glossadelphus isopterygioides is verified as a synonym of Entodon obtusatus. We newly designate lectotypes for G. anomalus and G. falcatulus. A list of 19 taxa of Glossadelphus of China is provided with their present status.

Mosses of the northern Russian Far East, an annotated check-list

The check-list of mosses of the northern part of the Russian Far East includes 730 species and 13 additional infraspecific taxa with references on their distribution in eleven floristic regions within Chukotka Autonomous district, Kamchatsky Territory, Magadan Province and northern part of Khabarovsk Territory. Number of taxa, reported from regions is following: Wrangel Island – 286, Chukotka, western part –267, Chukotka, continental part – 272, Chukotka, southern part – 384, Chukotka, Beringian part – 434, Magadan Region – 435, Koryakia, northern part – 178, Khabarovsk Territory, northern part – 219, Koryakia, southern part – 152, Kamchatka – 572, Commander Islands – 336. List of species is accompanied with brief treatment of the area and history of its bryoflora exploration. Comments on species, which regional records are considered as doubtful or erroneous are provided along with lists of 45 taxa excluded from flora of whole area and synonyms widely used in recent literature.

Global Economic Burden of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders affecting children and adults. Previous systematic reviews have provided estimates of ADHD-associated costs but were limited to the USA and Europe. This study aimed to systematically summarise all global evidence on the economic burden of ADHD. A systematic search for published studies on costs of ADHD was conducted in EconLit, EMBASE, PubMed, ERIC, and PsycINFO. Additional literature was identified by searching the reference lists of eligible studies. The quality of the studies was assessed using the Larg and Moss checklist. This review included 44 studies. All studies were conducted in high-income countries and were limited to North America and Europe except for four studies: two in Asia and two in Australia. Most studies were retrospective and undertook a prevalence-based study design. Analysis revealed a substantial economic impact associated with ADHD. Estimates based on total costs ranged from $US831.38 to 20,538 for per person estimates and from $US356 million to 20.27 billion for national estimates. Estimates based on marginal costs ranged from $US244.15 to 18,751.00 for per person estimates and from $US12.18 million to 141.33 billion for national estimates. Studies that calculated economic burden across multiple domains of direct, indirect, and education and justice system costs for both children and adults with ADHD reported higher costs and translated gross domestic product than did studies that captured only a single domain or age group. Despite the wide variation in methodologies in studies reviewed, the literature suggests that ADHD imposes a substantial economic burden on society. There is a dire need for cost-of-illness research in low- and middle-income countries to better inform the treatment and management of ADHD in these countries. In addition, guidelines on the conduct and reporting of economic burden studies are needed as they may improve standardisation of cost-of-illness studies.

The economic cost of delirium: A systematic review and quality assessment.

This review aims to systematically identify and appraise the methodological quality of claims on the cost of delirium; and discuss challenges and opportunities for improvements in the precision of the estimates. Searches of scientific papers and gray literature were performed up until June 2020. The Larg and Moss checklist was used to assess the methodological quality of the included studies. After deduplication, the search identified 317 potentially relevant articles, of which 17 articles were eligible for inclusion. After adjusting for inflation and common currency, the cost of delirium ranged between $806 and $24,509 (in 2019 US$). This review found significant variation among the cost estimates and methodological quality. There has been limited focus on dementia as a sequela of delirium in terms of economic implications, but recent evidence suggests cost implications of delirium may be 52% higher when dementia is considered.

Check-list of mosses on the Maly Aktru glacier foreland (Russian Altai Mountains)

ABSTRACT Mosses are an impotent component of developing plant communities of glacier forelands of the Russian Altai Mountains. The check-list of mosses of the Maly Aktru glacier foreland includes 44 species that is 8.9% of species diversity of the moss flora of the Russian Altai Mountains. The moss species diversity of the Maly Aktru glacier foreland is significantly higher than that of other deglaciated areas of the Northern hemisphere mountain systems. Twenty-six species of the Maly Aktru glacier foreland check-list were not previously recorded on other deglaciated areas. The β-diversity values between the Maly Aktru glacier foreland and other deglaciated areas are rather high (0.123–0.276).

New and noteworthy records of the moss flora of Korea

A total of 34 taxa, 33 species and one variety, are newly added to the moss checklist of Korea. They were collected on Jejudo Island, Samcheok limestone areas in Gangwon Province, and Socheongdo Island from 2015 to 2018 and organized into 19 families and 26 genera. Additionally, eight genera are new to Korea. This study verifies the distributions of nine species whose distributions and specimens have remained unknown thus far. Finally, two unrecorded taxa, consisting of one species and one variety, are identified by reexamining Korean specimens deposited at the National Museum and Science in Japan (TNS). The specimens were collected in 1942 and 1940 from Mt. Baekdusan and Anbyun in North Korea.

PMH20 ECONOMIC BURDEN OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD): A GLOBAL SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

ADHD is one of the most common mental disorders affecting children and adults. Past systematic reviews have provided estimates of ADHD associated costs but were limited to only the US and Europe. This study aims to systematically identify and summarize all global evidence on economic burden of ADHD. A systematic search for published studies on costs of ADHD was conducted in EconLit, EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane Review, HEED, ERIC, PsycINFO, and MEDLINE. Additional literature was identified by searching the reference list of identified eligible studies. Quality of studies were assessed using Larg and Moss checklist. 44 studies were included in this review. All studies were conducted in high-income countries and limited to the US and Europe except for three studies: two in Asia and one in Australia. Most studies were retrospective and undertook prevalence-based study design. 25% of the studies provided the national estimate whereas the rest provided per person estimates. In studies providing national estimates, average national costs of ADHD were 67.23 Billion USD. Adults incurred most of the burden when compared to children (67 Billion USD, 89.48% vs 7 Billion USD, 10.51%). Out of studies including children/adolescents, only 1 study captured both education (19 Billion USD, 76.02%) and healthcare cost (6.1 Billion USD, 23.97%). Similarly, for adults, only 1 study captured all components of ADHD cost: productivity and income losses (8.1 Billion USD, 80.38%), healthcare (1.3 Billion USD, 12.83%), and crime and traffic accidents (0.68 Billion USD, 6.78%). The paucity of literature pertaining to cost of ADHD in low- or middle-income countries suggests lack of much needed research in order to better inform ADHD healthcare as well as policy making. This comprehensive review points to the large global economic burden of ADHD, multifaceted nature of ADHD costs and fragmented ADHD research across globe.

History, Biogeography, and Species of Montana Mosses (1880–2018)

This article chronicles the Montana history of moss exploration, notes on biogeographical distributions, and a checklist of documented moss taxa from 1880 to 2018. Montana has 522 unique moss taxa represented at the species, subspecies, and variety levels by 488, 8, and 26 taxa respectively. This checklist is a revision to the second preliminary moss checklist (Elliott 1993), which listed 408 taxa.

Taxonomic treatment of the family Polytrichaceae Schwägr. in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka harbors a rich diversity of mosses (Phylum Bryophyta) with 561 species, 185 genera and 55 families. According to the checklist of mosses of Sri Lanka by O’Shea (2002), Polytrichaceae Schwagr. represents one of the most species-rich families comprising of two genera (Atrichum and Pogonatum) with 12 species. Available details on species and genera of the family are limited to mere literature based lists; no taxonomic keys, descriptions or monographs for the recorded species are available. The present study was carried out to investigate the species diversity and prepare a taxonomic treatment of the Family Polytrichaceae in Sri Lanka. Polytrichaceae is unique among other moss families by the formation of an epiphragm from the columella, presence of photosynthetic lamellae on upper leaf surface and multicellular peristome appearing single with 32 to 64 teeth. Specimens were collected from all possible geographic localities including; NuwaraEliya, Thispane, Horton Plains, Adam’s Peak, Piduruthalagala, Badulla, Kanneliya Rain Forest, Riverston, Deanston, Corbert’s Gap, Deraniyagla, Elkaduwa, Gannoruwa, Mahakanda, Loolecondera, Kurunegala, Jaffna, Anuradhapura, Dambulla and Galle. Specimens were thoroughly examined for morphological and anatomical characters using, dissecting and light microscopes and identified up to specific/generic level using taxonomic keys, descriptions and monographs. The specimens collected during the study represented two genera (Atrichum and Pogonatum) genera and seven species of the family Polytrichaceae in Sri Lanka: Atrichum crispulum Schimp. Ex Besch., Pogonatum aloides (Hedw.) P. Beauv., P. marginatum Mitt., P. microstomum (Schwagr.) Brid., P. neesii (C. Mull.) Dozy, P. subtortile (C. Mull.) Jaeg. and P. urnigerum (Hedw.) P. Beauv. A taxonomic key to Sri Lankan Polytrichaceae and descriptions along with illustrations for all the species identified are presented. Further investigations are made to explore all recorded species by O’Shea (2002) and to trace their distribution patterns within the island.

Checklist of mosses of the Pasvik State Nature Reserve (Murmansk Region, Russia)


 
 
 The list of mosses of the Pasvik State Nature Reserve (Pasvik Reserve) consists of 197 species. Here we summarize all available data on the diversity of mosses of the Pasvik Reserve, including approximately 800 specimens collected by the authors. Stereodon pallescens and Tayloria serrata are in the Murmansk Region only known from the Pasvik Reserve. Seven species are red-listed in the Murmansk Region (Bryum cyclophyllum, Buxbaumia aphylla, Encalypta streptocarpa, Psilopilum laevigatum, Tayloria serrata, Tayloria splachnoides and Tetrodontium repandum). Tetrodontium repandum is included in the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation and Tayloria splachnoides is red-listed in Europe. The Pasvik Reserve gives a good possibility for the protection of rare mosses.
 
 

Bryophyte flora of the Magadan Province (Russia) I. Introduction and the checklist of mosses

Bryophyte flora of the Magadan Province (Russia) I. Introduction and the checklist of mosses

Checklist of Mosses (Bryophyta) of Bodamalai Hills in Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu

Bodamalai Hills, situated on the Southern Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, were explored for mosses (bryophyta) for the first time. As a result a checklist of mosses has been prepared comprising 52 species belonging to 38 genera and 21 families. The dominant families with the maximum number of species are Pottiaceae, Bryaceae, Stereophyllaceae, Sematophyllaceae and Brachytheciaceae. The dominant genera are Brachymenium and Bryum and the dominant species are Barbula javanica and Bryum capillare.

<p><strong>Additional new and noteworthy moss (Bryophyta) records from Vietnam and Laos </strong></p>

This study of recent collections of mosses in Vietnam and Laos yield, 10 new records for Indochina, 15 new records for Vietnam, 2 new records for Laos, and 5 other noteworthy records, including significant range extension and validation of doubtful records. Acroporium rufum is an erroneous record and should be removed from the Vietnamese flora. A new combination Distichophyllum cuspidatum var. subcuspidatum is proposed, whereas Trichosteleum montanum is considered a new synonym of Papillidiopsis ramulina . The occurrence of Thuidium pristocalyx var. orientale , a name missed out in previous moss checklist of Vietnam, is here supported with an authentic specimen. Trismegistia lancifolia and T. rigida (= T. calderensis var. convoluta ), which have been recently resurrected from synonymy accepted in previous checklists, are both confirmed to occur in Vietnam from our collection.

A New Moss Checklist of Negara Brunei Darussalam

Abstract A new moss checklist with updated nomenclature is given for the small country of Brunei Darussalam located in the northern part of Borneo. A total of 103 species in 50 genera are now collected and reported. The country’s moss flora is still very much undercollected, judging from our present results: (i) the absence of cosmopolitan and common paleotropical species such as Bryum apiculatum Schwägr., Callicostella papillata (Mont.) Mitt., Funaria hygrometrica Hedw., Isopterygium minutirameum (Müll. Hal.) A. Jaegr., Octoblepharum albidum Hedw. and Philonotis hastata (Duby) Wijk & Margad.; (ii) the absence of widespread families such as Pottiaceae and Ditrichaceae; and (iii) the under-representation of speciose genera such as Ectropothecium, Macromitrium, Thuidium and Trichosteleum, with only one species collected. The incompleteness of our knowledge of the moss flora makes it impossible to assess the country’s endangered moss species.

New typifications and a new synonym in Holomitrium (Dicranaceae) from Paraguay

A recent checklist of mosses in Paraguay included three species of Holomitrium Brid.: H. arboreum Mitt., the newly reported H. olfersianum Hornsch. and the endemic H. paraguense Besch. A review of Holomitrium from the Neotropics revealed that H. paraguense was a new synonym of H. olfersianum. Lectotypes are newly proposed herein for H. olfersianum and H. paraguense based on material from the Hampe and Bescherelle herbaria in the BM. Two species of Holomitrium (H. arboreum and H. olfersianum) are now known to occur in Paraguay in the states of Alto Parana, Canendiyu and Paraguari.

<strong>The Mosses of Mount Lumaku, Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysia</strong>

A checklist of mosses collected from Mount Lumaku is presented. In total, there are 127 species, two varieties and one subspecies in 63 genera and 27 families of mosses recorded from this mountain, representing ca. 18 % of the reported taxa of mosses in Borneo. The largest family was Sematophyllaceae with 18 species and one variety, followed by Calymperaceae with 12 species and Dicranaceae with 11 species. Macromitrium salakanum Mull.Hal. is a new addition to the Borneon moss flora, while Distichophyllum santosii E.B.Bartram and Mitthyridium constrictum Sull. (H.Rob.) are new records for Sabah.

<p><strong>New taxonomical data in the genus <em>Tortula</em> (Pottiaceae, Bryophyta)</strong></p>

The taxonomical position of three Pottiaceae species present in the Mediterranean area have been reconsidered according to the criteria introduced by Zander (1993), in order to make the needed taxonomical changes that will be incorporated in the Mediterranean checklist of mosses that is being compiled. Two new combinations in the genus Tortula are proposed: Tortula vlassovii for Phascum vlassovii and Tortula acaulon var. galilaea for Phascum galilaeum. Pottia gemmifera is considered to be a synonym of Tortula caucasica.

<strong>Name changes for 13 African mosses with invalid names</strong>

Thirteen taxa currently listed on the sub-Saharan moss checklist have invalid names, mostly as homonyms. Each of these are reviewed and appropriate valid names are given.