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Bryophyte Flora of PARTICIPANTS, GUIDES AND REFERENCES
• NEW Guide for Contributors March 2008 • See also: http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/FNA/contributors.shtml for information for all FNA contributors, though mostly focused on vascular plant treatments. [[ • OLD Guide for Contributors March 2004 Modified for bryologists from the new FNA Guide of March 2004. This is a RTF formatted word processor file that most word processors should be able to read.]] • Mosses of LIVERWORTS: We are doing at least one species per genus, and 1 out of every 6 for large genera, whether these are illustrated elsewhere or not. Many cannot afford Schuster’s works, and FNA illos will help. Please select a species that is otherwise un-illustrated or poorly known, or badly illustrated in the past. We particularly like rare species to illustrate. We would appreciate semi-permanent slides with parts to illustrate circled or arrowed by pen. Or we can make slides from dry or alcohol material but this is iffy since we are not experts. A sheet of instruction for each species is valuable, including reference to a previous illustration for clarity if needed. Mostly we can figure it out. Hoyer’s solution may work okay if you gradually soak the plant in water plus Hoyer’s. We have been using with some success glycerin jelly, which solidifies almost instantly and is then mailable. Use a well-packed box for mailing. Make the glycerin jelly with just enough gelatin to solidify so it melts easily. It can take methylene blue or other dye if necessary. You can heat the liverwort is glycerin jelly and it plumps up nicely. A vial of the plant in alcohol is necessary for the most delicate anatomy that bursts on heating (delicate hairs), but this is probably unnecessary. DISTRIBUTION:
For each species, provide the worldwide distribution. Begin with distribution within the
flora. List provinces of Canada and
states of the United States where the taxon is recorded and supported by
herbarium vouchers; do not cite the specimen vouchers in the text. The distribution statement should
contain only a list of regions. The
discussion paragraph is the appropriate location to mention doubtful records,
historical occurrences, expected distributions, and restricted ranges (e.g.,
to one or several counties within a state, to a particular vegetation type,
etc.). Order the major regions of the world
as follows: Greenland; St. Pierre and Miquelon;
Canada; United States; Mexico; West Indies; Bermuda; Central America; South
America; Eurasia (or Europe; Asia); Africa; Atlantic Islands (including
Macaronesia); Indian Ocean Islands; Pacific Islands (including Hawaii and New
Zealand); Australia; Antarctica. If the distribution outside the flora
area is localized to specific political units that are considered noteworthy,
alphabetize the countries and place them in parentheses: Central America ( If the taxon occurs widely in (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas). • Character List for Hepatics
and Hornworts • Elevations and how to state them. New info on the
distribution paragraph. • Format, Order and Abbreviations for Geographic Distribution • Utterly Simplified Cookbook Method and Overview http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/index.php
http://www.archive.org/index.php More: • Accepted
Names of Mosses and Hepatics (old correct names to be accounted for by
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