Table of Contents for Journal of Bryology. List of articles from both the latest and ahead of print issues. https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/yjbr20?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R tandf: Journal of Bryology: Table of Contents tandf en-US Journal of Bryology https://www.tandfonline.com/cms/asset/c4b4d93a-8f9b-48ad-b127-9ba18e8d3dca/default_cover.jpg https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/yjbr20?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2025.2596493?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R <a href="/toc/yjbr20/48/1">Volume 48, Issue 1</a>, March 2026, Page 44-58<br/>. <br/> Volume 48, Issue 1, March 2026, Page 44-58<br/>. <br/> The genus Microamblystegium (Amblystegiaceae) new for the moss flora of Europe, and Microamblystegium hattorii comb. nov. doi:10.1080/03736687.2025.2596493 Journal of Bryology 2025-12-15T11:23:16Z Frank Müller Yuya Inoue Vladimir E. Fedosov Jan Kučera a Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Botanik, Dresden, Germanyb Department of Botany, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; Hattori Botanical Laboratory, Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japanc Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Faculty, Geobotany Department and Botanical Garden-Institute, Far East Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russiad Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech RepublicFrank Müller is curator of the herbarium of the TU Dresden (DR), Germany. His research has focused on bryophyte diversity, taxonomy and distribution.Yuya Inoue is curator of the herbarium of the National Museum of Nature and Science (TNS), Japan. He is also a researcher of Hattori Botanical Laboratory (NICH), Japan. His research activities are the taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of bryophytes, and bryofloristic research in East and Southeast Asia.Vladimir E. Fedosov is a bryologist at Moscow State University (Moscow) and the Botanical Garden-Institute, Vladivostok, Russia. His research interests include the phylogenetics, taxonomy, morphological evolution, biogeography and ecology of bryophytes. He has also published the results of several regional bryophyte surveys carried out all over Russia.Jan Kučera is an associate professor at the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic. His main research activities are the taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of bryophytes. He is further actively pursuing the biology of rare bryophytes and local bryofloristic research. Journal of Bryology 48 1 44 58 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 10.1080/03736687.2025.2596493 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2025.2596493?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2025.2597127?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R <a href="/toc/yjbr20/48/1">Volume 48, Issue 1</a>, March 2026, Page 11-16<br/>. <br/> Volume 48, Issue 1, March 2026, Page 11-16<br/>. <br/> The effects of dunite fertilisation and precipitation on biogenic silica concentrations in Marchantia polymorpha L. doi:10.1080/03736687.2025.2597127 Journal of Bryology 2025-12-15T11:31:36Z Jonas Schoelynck Giulia Lodi Heleen Keirsebelik Katharina Wilfert Department of Biology, ECOSPHERE Research Group, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2610 Wilrijk, BelgiumJonas Schoelynck is a professor of aquatic ecology, specialising in aquatic plants and the global silicon cycle. He focuses on processes that influence the transport of silicon from land to water, where terrestrial vegetation plays an important role.Giulia Lodi is a Ph.D. student whose research focuses on the silicon cycle in tropical wetlands and the role of papyrus therein.Heleen Keirsebelik is a postdoctoral researcher studying the effects of invasive crabs on the aquatic environment, including their effect on silicon concentration in water.Katharina Wilfert is a Ph.D. student studying the expression of stress hormones in plants, and their relation to silicon uptake. Journal of Bryology 48 1 11 16 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 10.1080/03736687.2025.2597127 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2025.2597127?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2025.2597682?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R <a href="/toc/yjbr20/48/1">Volume 48, Issue 1</a>, March 2026, Page 1-10<br/>. <br/> Volume 48, Issue 1, March 2026, Page 1-10<br/>. <br/> Earthworm-mediated bryophyte dispersal: an experimental study doi:10.1080/03736687.2025.2597682 Journal of Bryology 2025-12-15T11:46:21Z Orvalina Augusta Teixeira Mateus Fernandes Oliveira Adaíses Simone Maciel-Silva Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte – MG, BrazilOrvalina Augusta Teixeira is a master’s graduate in plant biology with an interest in bryophytes, especially those occurring in tropical environments.Mateus Fernandes Oliveira is a Ph.D. student with a master’s degree in plant biology. He is a bryologist with expertise in bryophyte diversity, taxonomy, and biocrust dynamics, focusing on the rehabilitation of rocky outcrops in Brazil.Adaíses Simone Maciel-Silva is a bryologist at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, where she serves as a professor. Her research interests include bryophyte reproduction, biodiversity, and the role of bryophytes in ecosystem restoration. Journal of Bryology 48 1 1 10 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 10.1080/03736687.2025.2597682 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2025.2597682?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2025.2597685?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R <a href="/toc/yjbr20/48/1">Volume 48, Issue 1</a>, March 2026, Page 17-27<br/>. <br/> Volume 48, Issue 1, March 2026, Page 17-27<br/>. <br/> Spore morphology of the Macaronesian endemic moss Alophosia azorica (Renauld & Cardot) Cardot (Polytrichopsida, Polytrichaceae) doi:10.1080/03736687.2025.2597685 Journal of Bryology 2025-12-15T11:35:53Z Leila Nunes Morgado Rosalina Gabriel Cecília Sérgio Vania Gonçalves-Esteves a University of Azores, CE3C – Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group (GBA), CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugalb MUHNAC – Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, CE3C – Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Natural History & Systematics (NHS), CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Lisbon, Portugalc Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional, Departamento de Botânica, Laboratório de Palinologia, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLeila Nunes Morgado is a researcher at the University of Azores, with a Ph.D. in Biology/Ecology from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. She has completed postdoctoral studies in Brazil and the Azores (Portugal) in Entomology and Palynology, focusing on plant–insect interaction. She works mainly on biodiversity on islands, pollination and palynology. Her work combines basic and applied science, promoting the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in island environments.Rosalina Gabriel is an associate professor of Plant Biology at the Faculty of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, University of Azores. She obtained a Ph.D. in Ecology (Plant Ecophysiology) from the University of London, Imperial College, in 2000. Her interests focus on the ecology, ecophysiology, biogeography and conservation of bryophytes from the Azores and Macaronesia.Cecília Sérgio is a senior principal researcher at the University of Lisbon. Her interests are focused on the taxonomy, ecology and conservation of the bryophyte flora in natural and managed ecosystems as well as urban areas.Vania Gonçalves-Esteves has a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Botany) from the Universidade de São Paulo (1994). She is currently a full professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and conducts activities at the Museu Nacional, Departamento de Botânica. She has expertise in botany, with an emphasis on palynology, working mainly on Asteraceae, bryophytes, Hippocrateaceae, lycophytes, Passifloraceae, Solanaceae, and other plant groups found in various ecosystems. Journal of Bryology 48 1 17 27 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 10.1080/03736687.2025.2597685 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2025.2597685?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2633968?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R <a href="/toc/yjbr20/48/1">Volume 48, Issue 1</a>, March 2026, Page 38-43<br/>. <br/> Volume 48, Issue 1, March 2026, Page 38-43<br/>. <br/> A new species of Colura (Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta) from the Andes of Ecuador doi:10.1080/03736687.2026.2633968 Journal of Bryology 2026-03-02T12:04:22Z Jiroat Sangrattanaprasert Thithawat Aowpitak Tinnapat Sripeng Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp Sahut Chantanaorrapint a Department of Biology and Health Science, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailandb Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok 10700, Thailandc Mittlere Letten 11, 88634 Herdwangen-Schönach, Germanyd PSU-herbarium, Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, ThailandJiroat Sangrattanaprasert is a biology teacher at Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, the first science and mathematics school in Thailand. His interests are in the taxonomy of bryophytes, ferns and parasitic plants.Thithawat Aowpitak is a student at Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Thailand. His primary research interest is in achlorophyllous plants.Tinnapat Sripeng is currently a medical student at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand. His passion for botany and plant taxonomy continues to drive his interests in plant research. His research mainly focuses on non-flowering plants such as ferns, moss molecular phylogeny and plant anatomy.Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp is a freelancer committed to the study of bryology since 1976.Sahut Chantanaorrapint is a curator of Prince of Songkla University Herbarium, Thailand. His research focuses on systematics and ecology of bryophytes, pteridophytes and mycoheterotrophic plants. Journal of Bryology 48 1 38 43 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 10.1080/03736687.2026.2633968 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2633968?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2639940?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R <a href="/toc/yjbr20/48/1">Volume 48, Issue 1</a>, March 2026, Page 28-37<br/>. <br/> Volume 48, Issue 1, March 2026, Page 28-37<br/>. <br/> Phytogeographical and climatic affinities of the Neotropical species of Cheilolejeunea (Lejeuneaceae) doi:10.1080/03736687.2026.2639940 Journal of Bryology 2026-03-25T03:41:33Z Jorge Enrique Gil-Novoa Jorge D. Mercado-Gómez Denise Pinheiro Costa a Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão 2040, 22460-030 Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazilb Grupo Sistemática Biológica, Herbario UPTC, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja, Boyacá, Colombiac Grupo Evolución y Sistemática Tropical, Departamento de Biología y Química, Universidad de Sucre, Carrera 28 No. 5-267, Barrio Puerta Roja, Sincelejo, Colombiad Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão 915, 22460-030 Rio de Janeiro – RJ, BrazilJorge Enrique Gil-Novoa is a graduate in biology with a Ph.D. from the Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical of Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. His research has focused on the taxonomy, ecology and biogeography of Andean bryophytes, with a particular emphasis on the bryophytes of Colombia.Jorge David Mercado-Gómez is a professor and researcher at the Universidad de Sucre, whose main focus is the ecology, biogeography, evolution and conservation of the Neotropical seasonally dry forest. Currently, he is focusing on woody plant diversity, biogeography and ecology in order to better understand how climatic constraints of dry forest have influenced its evolution and current distribution, as well as how climatic change may influence the dry forest diversity and distribution.Denise Pinheiro Costa is a senior researcher at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute (IPJBRJ). Her area of expertise is botany, with an emphasis on the taxonomy of Neotropical bryophytes, focusing primarily on the taxonomy, ecology, phytogeography and conservation of bryophytes. Journal of Bryology 48 1 28 37 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 10.1080/03736687.2026.2639940 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2639940?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2629707?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R <a href="/toc/yjbr20/48/1">Volume 48, Issue 1</a>, March 2026, Page 59-62<br/>. <br/> Volume 48, Issue 1, March 2026, Page 59-62<br/>. <br/> Bryophytes of Uganda. 7. New and additional records, 4 doi:10.1080/03736687.2026.2629707 Journal of Bryology 2026-02-23T01:20:55Z N. G. Hodgetts H. W. Matcham a Cuillin Views, 15 Earlish, Portree, Isle of Skye IV51 9XL, UKb 21 Temple Bar, Strettington, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0LB, UKNick Hodgetts is a botanical and ecological consultant with an interest in conservation, taxonomy and African bryophytes.Howard Matcham is a retired independent researcher with a special interest in African bryophytes. Journal of Bryology 48 1 59 62 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 10.1080/03736687.2026.2629707 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2629707?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2633858?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R <a href="/toc/yjbr20/48/1">Volume 48, Issue 1</a>, March 2026, Page 63-67<br/>. <br/> Volume 48, Issue 1, March 2026, Page 63-67<br/>. <br/> A new mainland population of the rare European endemic Acaulon piligerum (Pottiaceae) doi:10.1080/03736687.2026.2633858 Journal of Bryology 2026-03-02T12:03:39Z José Gabriel Segarra-Moragues Felisa Puche Departamento de Botánica y Geología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universitat de València, Calle Dr Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot (Valencia), Spain Journal of Bryology 48 1 63 67 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 10.1080/03736687.2026.2633858 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2633858?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2649051?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R <a href="/toc/yjbr20/48/1">Volume 48, Issue 1</a>, March 2026, Page 68-81<br/>. <br/> Volume 48, Issue 1, March 2026, Page 68-81<br/>. <br/> New national and regional bryophyte records, 84 doi:10.1080/03736687.2026.2649051 Journal of Bryology 2026-04-17T09:19:17Z J. Wilbraham F. Abdirasulov O. M. Afonina D. J. Alvarez R. Andrade Anurag G. Bacilliere M. Bučar J. Csiky I. V. Czernyadjeva B. V. Dangar G. K. Dela Campos M. Doboš O. D. Dugarova R. B. Elias J. Enroth B. Espinoza-Prieto N. Eszik L. Fatková V. E. Fedosov R. Gabriel S. Gey S. R. Gradstein A. Graulich T. Hallingbäck A. S. Kartasheva E. Yu. Kuzmina Yu. S. Mamontov D. Melamed P. M. Mir-Rosselló W. Pisarek O. Yu. Pisarenko T. Pócs M. Pöltl M. Puglisi R. D. Raviya A. Rimac V. Sahu D. S. Salas J. R. Shevock A. Sipos J. G. Segarra-Moragues D. Skowron D. Spitale M. Staniaszek-Kik A. Stebel G. M. Suárez P. Szűcs D. T. N. Tran R. H. Zander a Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UKb Department of Botany, Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov, University Boulevard, Samarkand, Uzbekistanc Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Popov Str., 2, St. Petersburg, 197022, Russiad Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (UEL; FML-CONICET). Miguel Lillo 251, (4000) S.M. de Tucumán, Argentinae Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, (4000) S.M. de Tucumán, Argentinaf University of the Azores, CE3C/GBA—Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes / Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute. PT-9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugalg Plant Diversity, Systematics, and Herbarium Division, CSIR—National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, Uttar Pradesh, Indiah Department of Biological, Geological and Environmentale Sciences, University of Catania, Piazza Università, 2, I-95131 Catania, Sicily, Italyi University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Marulićev trg 20, 10000 Zagreb, Croatiaj University of Pécs, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology, Ifjúság útja 6., H-7624 Pécs, Hungaryk Centre of Excellence for Wildlife and Conservation Studies, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh, Indial Department of Life Sciences, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh, Indiam Osječka 58, 34308 Jakšić, Croatian Institute of General and Experimental Biology SB RAS, Sakhjanovoy Str., 6, Ulan-Ude, 670047, Russiao Botanical Museum, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 7, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finlandp Departamento de Briología y Pteridología, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Arenales 1256, Lima, Peruq Charles University, Faculty of Science, Institute for Environmental Studies, Prague, Czech Republicr Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russias Westendstraße 30, 83527 Haag in Oberbayern, Germanyt Meise Botanic Garden, 1860 Meise, Belgiumu Donceel, Belgiumv Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Swedenw Tsitsin Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 127276, Russiax 39 Shmuel Tamir St., Tel-Aviv 6963720, Israely Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Balearic Islands, Spainz BOTANIK Włodzimierz Pisarek, Rumiankowa Street 3/32, 11-041 Olsztyn, Polandaa Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Novosibirsk, Russiaab Institute of Biology, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Pf.43, Hungaryac Centre of Natural Sciences, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austriaad Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaae Natural Science Department, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Southeastern Philippines, Inigo Street, Davao City, Mindanao, 8000, Philippinesaf California Academy of Sciences (CAS), 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118, USAag Departamento de Botánica y Geología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universitat de València, C/ Dr. Moliner s/n, E-46100, Burjassot (Valencia), Spainah Białystok University of Technology, Institute of Forest Sciences, Scientific and Research Centre, Piłsudskiego Street 1A, 17-200 Hajnówka, Polandai ad MuSe Museo delle Scienze, Corso del Lavoro e della Scienza, Trento, Italyaj Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, University of Łódź, Polandak Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, Polandal Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA Journal of Bryology 48 1 68 81 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z 10.1080/03736687.2026.2649051 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2649051?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2642447?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R . <br/> . <br/> New records and conservation insights for Breutelia chrysocoma (Hedw.) Lindb. in Spain, aided by a citizen science platform doi:10.1080/03736687.2026.2642447 Journal of Bryology 2026-03-30T11:15:35Z Irene Lafuente Rafael Medina Belén Albertos a Real Jardín Botánico (RJB-CSIC), 28014 Madrid, Spainb Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spainc Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, 46100 Burjassot, SpainIrene Lafuente is a Ph.D. student at the Department of Biodiversity and Conservation, Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid (RJB-CSIC), Spain. Her research focuses on the evolutionary dynamics of tropical Hypericaceae from a taxonomic and phylogenomic perspective. Her academic background includes interests and research in cryptogamic botany and conservation, including fern and bryophyte systematics, as well as studies on allochthonous flora in Spain.Rafael Medina is an associate professor at the Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. His research focuses on the systematics and molecular phylogenetics of bryophytes.Belén Albertos is an associate professor at the Department of Botany and Geology, University of Valencia, Spain. Her research interest is focused on bryophyte conservation. She is also interested in the taxonomy, biogeography and the ecology of bryophytes. Journal of Bryology 1 9 10.1080/03736687.2026.2642447 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2642447?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2656827?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R . <br/> . <br/> Seasonal proteome profiling of the liverwort Dumortiera hirsuta (Sw.) Nees, from Meghalaya, India, reveals a season-specific acclimation process doi:10.1080/03736687.2026.2656827 Journal of Bryology 2026-05-01T09:55:37Z Sandhya Yadav Akanksha Srivastava Vishal Kumar Jha Subhankar Biswas Suvajit Basu Neha Chaurasia Sushil Kumar Singh Yogesh Mishra a Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi – 221005, Uttar Pradesh, Indiab Current address: Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai – 400085, Maharashtra, Indiac Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong – 793022, Meghalaya, Indiad Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Northern Regional Centre, 192, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun – 248195, Uttarakhand, IndiaSandhya Yadav was a Ph.D. student at the Department of Botany at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India, at the time of this work. Currently, she works as a post-doctoral researcher at Volcani Institute, Isreal. She is researching the molecular biology of bryophytes and higher plants, using a muti-omics approach.Akanksha Srivastava was a Ph.D. student and then a post-doctoral researcher at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India, at the time of this study. Currently, she works as a post-doctoral researcher at the Molecular Biology Division of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India. Her main areas of research are the physiology and molecular stress biology of cyanobacteria, algae and higher plants.Vishal Kumar Jha is a Ph.D. student at the Department of Botany at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India. His research interest is plant development and stress biology, with a particular emphasis on liverworts.Subhankar Biswas is a senior research fellow at the Department of Botany at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India. His research focuses on abiotic stress signalling pathways of higher plants.Suvajit Basu was a junior research fellow at the Department of Botany at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India, at the time of this work. His research interest is molecular biology of the stress response in the bryophytes and higher plants.Neha Chaurasia is an assistant professor in North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, India. Her research focuses on biodiversity of cyanobacteria and algae in the northeastern part of India, their interactions with the environment, their potential as biofuel, their function in the biodegradation of pesticides, and bioactive compounds.Sushil Kumar Singh is a senior scientist at the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Uttarakhand, India. His field of specialisation is plant taxonomy and phytogeography of bryophytes, especially bryophytes.Yogesh Mishra is an assistant professor at the Department of Botany at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India. His research interest is to understand the molecular mechanism of abiotic stress tolerance and signalling in cyanobacteria, bryophytes, and higher plants using interdisciplinary approaches. Journal of Bryology 1 17 10.1080/03736687.2026.2656827 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2026.2656827?ai=1xl5z&mi=likohe&af=R