PLECHAR – Morphological and anatomical character information for 661 pleurocarpous mosses for use in evolutionary and ecological studies
https://doi.org/10.5878/8kfr-1w38
The data file PLECHAR.xlsx (Excel) includes four sheets
• SPECIES AND CHARACTER STATES, with the data.
• STUDIED SPECIMENS, specifying which specimens were studied.
• CITED LITERATURE, listing the literature cited in the PLECHAR.xlsx file itself.
• CHARACTER EXPLANATIONS – READ!, with information about characters that are not self-explanatory.
The data (SPECIES AND CHARACTER STATES) includes morphological and anatomical character information for 661 pleurocarpous moss taxa, mostly at the species level, described under 106 headings. I compiled the morphological and anatomical character data for pleurocarpous mosses mainly from studies where I scored the character information myself. Information about which studies this is based on is included in the README file. A few additions were made from the literature, as indicated in the sheet CITED LITERATURE in the data file. Since I scored almost all information myself, any observational bias should be approximately the same throughout the data and the information on a particular character should be comparable between taxa.
Documentation files
Documentation files
Citation and access
Citation and access
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
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Data contains personal data:
Yes
Type of personal data:
The personal data mentioned are related to specimens used in the research and collection work carried out at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. To be able to receive and use information that comes to the museum in this way or to take care of the objects that someone chooses to submit to our collections, the museum needs to process names and contact details, among other things. The legal basis for the processing of this personal data is the fulfilment of tasks carried out in the public interest.
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Method and outcome
Method and outcome
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Species and taxons:
Samples/material - Collected from scientific collection/biobank
Samples/material - Collected from scientific collection/biobank
Name:
Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (S)
Type(s) of sample:
Specimens
Samples/material - Existing from scientific collection/biobank
Samples/material - Existing from scientific collection/biobank
Name:
Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (S), New York Botanical Garden (NY), Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden (L), med flera
Type(s) of sample:
Specimens
Data collection - Biological tests
Data collection - Biological tests
Mode of collection:
Biological tests
Description of the mode of collection:
Observations and measurements of characters in samples from specimens with the help of dissecting microscopes and compound microscopes.
Time period(s) for data collection:
1986 - 2015
Data collector:
- Swedish Museum of Natural History
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Source of the data:
- Physical objects
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic description:
The sampling is global
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Botany
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- Swedish Research Council
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ROR
Award number:
B5101-20005007/2000; 621-2003-3338
Funding agency:
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Funding agency:
- European Commission
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ROR
Award number:
ERBCHGECT940065
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
Swedish Standard Classification of Research Subjects 2025:
Publications
Publications
Citation:
Hedenäs L. 2012. Morphological and anatomical features associated with epiphytism among the pleurocarpous mosses – one basis for further research on adaptations and their evolution. Journal of Bryology. 34:79-100.
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Hedenäs L. 2001. The importance of phylogeny and habitat factors in explaining gametophytic character states in European Amblystegiaceae. Journal of Bryology. 23:205-219.
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Hedenäs L. 1997. An evaluation of phylogenetic relationships among the Thuidiaceae, the Amblystegiaceae, and the temperate members of the Hypnaceae. Lindbergia. 22:101-133.
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Hedenäs L. 1997. The Drepanocladus s. str. species with excurrent costae (Musci: Amblystegiaceae). Nova Hedwigia. 64:535-547.
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Hedenäs L. 1989. Some neglected character distribution patterns among the pleurocarpous mosses. Bryologist. 92:157-163.
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Hedenäs L. 1997. A partial generic revision of Campylium (Musci). Bryologist. 100:65-88.
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Hedenäs L. 1992. Flora of Madeiran pleurocarpous mosses (Isobryales, Hypnobryales, Hookeriales). Bryophytorum Bibliotheca. 44:1-165.
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Hedenäs L. 1987. On the ontogeny of alar cells in Drepanocladus aduncus, D. exannulatus and some other species. Journal of Bryology. 14:753-759.
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Hedenäs L. 2002. An overview of the family Brachytheciaceae (Bryophyta) in Australia. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 92:51-90.
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Hedenäs L. 2001. Environmental factors potentially affecting character states in pleurocarpous mosses. Bryologist. 104:72-91.
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Hedenäs L. 2002. Vittia salina L. Hedenäs & J. Muñoz, sp. nov., from Argentina. Journal of Bryology. 24:163-165.
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Hedenäs L. 1990. Axillary hairs in pleurocarpous mosses - a comparative study. Lindbergia. 15:166-180.
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Hedenäs L, Watling MC. 2005. Bryophyte flora of Uganda. 5. Hypnaceae (Part 2). Journal of Bryology. 27:153-160.
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Hedenäs L. 1989. The genera Scorpidium and Hamatocaulis, gen. nov., in Northern Europe. Lindbergia. 15:8-36.
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Hedenäs L. 2014. Calliergonaceae. In: Committee FoNAE, ed. Flora of North America, north of Mexico. Volume 28. Bryophyta, Part 2. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, 384-403.
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Hedenäs L. 1993. A generic revision of the Warnstorfia-Calliergon group. Journal of Bryology. 17:447-479.
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Hedenäs L. 1992. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the genera Calliergonella and Breidleria. Lindbergia. 16:161-168.
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Hedenäs L. 2000. How important is phylogenetic history in explaining character states in pleurocarpous mosses? Canadian Journal of Botany. 77:1723-1743.
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Hedenäs L. 1996. A cladistic study of relationships between the Hookeriales, the Sematophyllaceae and some other taxa. Lindbergia. 21:49-82.
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Hedenäs L. 1998. An overview of the Drepanocladus sendtneri complex. Journal of Bryology. 20:83-102.
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Hedenäs L. 2003. The European species of the Calliergon-Scorpidium-Drepanocladus complex, including some related or similar species. Meylania. 28:1-116.
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Hedenäs L. 2005. Bryophyte flora of Uganda. 4. Rhytidiaceae, Hylocomiaceae and Hypnaceae (Part 1). Journal of Bryology. 27:55-66.
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Hedenäs L. 1987. North European mosses with axillary rhizoids, a taxonomic study. Journal of Bryology. 14:429-439.
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Hedenäs L. 1995. Higher taxonomic level relationships among diplolepidous pleurocarpous mosses - a cladistic overview. Journal of Bryology. 18:723-781.
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Hedenäs L. 2006. Additional insights into the phylogeny of Calliergon, Loeskypnum, Straminergon, and Warnstorfia (Bryophyta: Calliergonaceae). Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 100:125-134.
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Hedenäs L. 1992. The genus Pseudocalliergon in northern Europe. Lindbergia. 16:80-99.
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Hedenäs L. 2004. Morphological and anatomical evidence suggest that 'Hylocomiaceae' taxa belong to at least two clades. Journal of Bryology. 26:125-135.
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Hedenäs L. 1992. Notes on the genus Thamnobryum in Macaronesia (excluding the Cape Verde Islands). Journal of Bryology. 17:119-125.
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Hedenäs L, Bisang I. 2015. Are morphology and environment correlated with male dwarfism in pleurocarpous mosses? Arctoa. 24:362-374.
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Hedenäs L, Buck WR. 1999. A phylogenetic analysis of the Sematophyllaceae. Lindbergia. 24:103-132.
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Hedenäs L, Reisborg C, Hallingbäck T. 2014. Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Bladmossor: Skirmossor-baronmossor. Bryophyta: Hookeria-Anomodon. Uppsala: AtrDatabanken, SLU.
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Hedenäs L. 1997. A cladistic overview of the "Hookeriales". Lindbergia. 21:107-143.
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Hedenäs L. 2003. Amblystegiaceae (Musci). Flora Neotropica Monograph. 89:i-iv, 1-107.
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Hedenäs L. 1994. The basal pleurocarpous diplolepidous mosses - a cladistic approach. Bryologist. 97:225-243.
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Hedenäs L. 1989. The genus Sanionia (Musci) in Northwestern Europe, a taxonomic revision. Annales Botanici Fennici. 26:399-419.
Metadata
Metadata
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