Discovery of a large population of hygrolembidium isophyllum (Lepidoziaceae, marchantiophyta) in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Abstract

In February 2019, during fieldwork at Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, a large population of the rare liverwort Hygrolembidium isophyllum (Lepidoziaceae) was discovered. The occurrence of this rare species reinforces the need to preserve Antarctic Specially Protected Area 133.