Hello, I'm from Philippines and currently conducting an undergrad thesis regarding the biodiversity assessment of bryophytes in one of our local mountains, Mt. Malinao. May I ask if you know experts that could verify the identifications of our samples, preferably from the Philippines also? Additional question, do you have any idea of the price range of their professional fee? Regarding the number of our samples, we have atleast 300. Thank you in advance for your response.

I'm currently doing a diversity study on bryophytes for my undergrad thesis and one of our main objectives is assessing their conservation status.

I've already tried IUCN and checklists (Philippine Moss Checklist by Tan and Iwatsuki), but there are still some species where I struggle to find information about their conservation status, may it be journals, herbariums, etc.

Hoping someone could help me out on what other sources or keywords I should use.

Thanks!

Especially for a good medium to use on the slide, and tips for manipulating the bryophytes to get useful samples to preserve?

my group and i are conducting research on the antiseptic properties of this liverwort found in our school campus in Ugong, Pasig, Philippines and have been reaching out to local herbariums and universities since last year in hopes of having the specimen identified. one of them suggested its genus is Riccia but none of them have any bryophyte experts who can certify this. does anyone have an idea what species this liverwort is? does anyone know any bryologists who i can get in touch with to get it identified?

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Hello everyone, I’m looking for some classic bryology books: - The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America East of the Hundredth Meridian (Vol. 4-5-6) from R.M. Schuster. I managed to find the first 3 volumes but the last remaining ones are nowhere to be found on the web.

• The Liverwort Flora of the British Isles from Jean A Paton

Any recommendations on where to find these gems?

I'm very curious if there are any structures responsible for this action, or is the hadrome simply a narrow, segmented channel through which water rises in favourable conditions due to diffusion and capillary action?

Related, does the hadrome terminate at its base with an inclined cell wall with small pores? Same as the rest of the hydroid cells' end walls?

If anyone has links to free reads, or could briefly explain the mechanics of hadroms to this self-taught student of plant sciences, I'd be very grateful.

So I am planning a trip and wanted to know if anyone has any information on the laws regarding taking (small) moss and lichen specimen in paper packets from Japan back to the usa. I’ve been reading that I might need a phytosanitary certificate but I can’t find any information regarding the plant types that I’d be bringing back.

Hello! I have been beginning to involve myself more in bryology and I was curious what brands and potentially models of microscopes you find to work best while analyzing specimens. Are there any specific (type of) components that are must-haves? I can’t thank you enough for any information and insights!!

Hi guys, I'm new to the sub (and bryology) and I stumbled over the question above. If all stalks developing from the same protonema are genetically identical are they all counted as one Individual, as they stem from the same spore, or is each stalk a seperate Individual?

I’m interested in cultivating mosses/liverworts for personal use (terrariums/landscaping/etc.) and i’ve been messing around with different species and propagating them. Moss is obviously a bit of a slow grower but I was wondering if there’s any sure fire way to stimulate growth or what causes moss to grow anyways?

For example, my favorite genus, Plagiomnium, propagates very well and loves being in a sealed container/ziploc bag. However I notice when I propagate some under a grow light, it usually produces really long skinny shoots with leaves almost too small to see. However, when I see a patch growing outdoors it typically grows larger leaves before spreading out. I was wondering what causes the moss to prioritize different kinds of growth, and if I could pinpoint it so I could grow leafier patches or just grow them faster and more efficiently. I’m also a bit interested in what causes a moss to begin sexually maturing (developing splash cups/etc) so I could experiment with hand fertilizing mosses. A lot of mosses have trouble reproducing sexually but spores can spread moss so much more prolifically than fragmentation, so I wanted to try to help the ones out in my yard if I could so they’ll spread more densely. I tried looking into it myself but at a certain point scientific journals get way too in depth for an amateur to read lol

tldr: I’m curious as to what in nature stimulates the growth of moss and causes them to begin sexually maturing/reproduce