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Intending contributors to this column should consult the Instructions for Authors in part 1 of this volume. 1. Andrewsianthus carinatus Grolle Contributors: J. Váňa, R. Ochyra, B. Cykowska, H. Bednarek-Ochyra and V.R. Smith Prince Edward Islands: PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: eastern part of the island, Stellenbosch Kop (‘hill 602’), about 1 km south of Epsilon Kop in the close proximity to the southern part of the Great Escarpment, 46u38.0989S, 37u54.7339E, 595 m a.s.l., on rocky ground overgrown with Azorella selago Hook. f. on the eastern slope, on patches of dry soil between grey lava boulders associated with Cryptochila grandiflora (Lindenb. & Gottsche) Grolle, Pachyschistochila carnosa (Mitt.) R.M. Schust. & J.J. Engel, Hymenoloma antarctica (Müll. Hal.) Ochyra and Dicranella gremmenii Ochyra, 31 March 2003, leg. R. Ochyra 88/03 (with V. R. Smith) (KRAM). Andrewsianthus carinatus is the only species in the genus Andrewsianthus having conduplicate leaves that are bistratose in transverse section. Hitherto, the species has been known only from the single type collection from Marion Island in the Prince Edward Islands archipelago, which consisted exclusively of sterile plants (Grolle, 1971). Here, the second specimen of A. carinatus is reported from Prince Edward Island, another island in this islands group and, in contrast to the type, the plants are fertile and bear young perianths. Thus, A. carinatus remains endemic to the subantarctic Prince Edward Islands but is known to occur on both islands of the archipelago. 2. Blindia magellanica Müll.Hal. Contributors: R. Ochyra, H. Bednarek-Ochyra and M. Lebouvier Îles Crozet: ÎLE DE LA POSSESSION: (1) a small stream with ‘Cascade’ falling into the cove south of Pointe de ‘Bougainville’ ca 2.5 km south of Port Alfred and 2.5 km south-east of Mont Branca, 46u269400S, 51u519350E, 150 m a.s.l., on rocks in waterfall in swiftly flowing stream, forming large mats, with occasional admixture of Bucklandiella didyma (Mont.) Bednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra and Pohlia wahlenbergii (F. Weber & D. Mohr) A.L. Andrews, 11 November 2006, leg. R. Ochyra 228/06 (with Nathalie van der Putten and Marc Lebouvier) (KRAM); (2) Port Alfred over Baie du Marin, by road to Rivière du Camp, north of the Alfred Faure base, 46u259S, 51u509E, 80 m a.s.l., on wet soil in seepage on the scarp overgrown with Blechnum penna-marina (Poir.) Kuhn by road to penguin rookery, 9 November 2006, leg. R. Ochyra 26/06 (with Marc Lebouvier) (KRAM). Blindia magellanica is a pan-south-temperate species widely distributed in southern South America and New Zealand and scattered in S.E. Australia, Tasmania and South Africa and extending at high elevations to the tropical mountains in South America and New Guinea (Bartlett & Vitt, 1986). It is known from most islands in the Subantarctic in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean sectors and the only exception is the archipelago of Îles Crozet. Its occurrence in this area has been expected since there are no phytogeographical or other reasons which could eliminate B. magellanica from this area. Bartlett & Vitt (1986) actually put a dot on this archipelago on the distribution map for this species but at the same time they did not indicate Îles Crozet in the description of its global range. Like in other islands of the Kerguelen Province, B. magellanica seems to be an uncommon species on Îles Crozet, growing in quickly flowing streams and brooks and in seepy places and here two records are provided which substantiate the dot on the map of its world distribution. 3. Bryum sauteri Bruch & Schimp. Contributor: D.T. Holyoak Portugal: BEIRA BAIXA: just N of N240 at 8 km E along road from Ladoeiro (29S 065699/441106), ca 215 m a.s.l., damp sandy soil among scattered grasses in field of cereal stubble, 15 February 2009, leg. D.T. Holyoak 09-03 (Priv. Herb. D.T. Holyoak). The soil in the stubble field supported a rich bryophyte flora that also included Bryum gemmilucens R.Wilczek & Demaret, B. rubens Mitt., Pohlia lescuriana (Sull.) Ochi, Tortula truncata (Hedw.) Mitt., and immature plants of Fossombronia, Sphaerocarpos and Riccia spp. Bryum sauteri is widespread in Europe, but it is not listed for Portugal in the standard checklist of Portuguese bryophytes (Sérgio & Carvalho, 2003) or the identification handbook for Iberian mosses (Casas et al., 2006). In Spain it is recorded in the Catalan region (Vallès Oriental: Casas, Brugués & Cros, 2001), from Prov. Cáceres (Rivas et al., 2006) and Prov. Asturias (D.T. Holyoak 01-135). 4. Bryum tenuisetum Limpr. Contributor: D.T. Holyoak Portugal: BEIRA BAIXA: by N339 just NW of Penhas da Saúde (29T 062246/446343), ca 1540 m a.s.l., small patches Journal of Bryology (2010) 32: 140–149