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On exposed rocks. Selwyn Gorge, Canterbury. New Zealand

On surface of dead Azorella, Alt. 2 m. South east corner of Mayes Island. Kerguelen

On underside of rock overhang, Alt. 320 m. Rock outcrops delimiting northern boundary of the Plateau des Petrels, Possession Island. Crozet

On soil over marble rocks, Alt. 50 ft. Ridge on south side of cove, south of Foca Cove, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Margin of small pond. Alt. 35 m. Mars Oasis, Alexander Island. Antarctic Peninsula, Alexander Island

Dry rock crevice on north side of island. Alt. 20 m. Leonie Island. Antarctic Peninsula

Fuegia media, Estancia Vicuna, Cerro Pedro Grande in fissuris rupis phylliticae. South America, Chile

Fuegia occidentalis, Fjordo Martinez, Bahia Pluschow, in areno sericitica humosa. South America, Chile

Fuegia borealis, Estancia Esperenza in terra humoso-arenosa. South America, Chile

On moss in moist, shaded rock crevice. North side of Leonie Island. Antarctic Peninsula

On Chorisodontium-Polytrichum turf. Alt. 80 m. Factory Bluffs, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Attached to Usnea antarctica and U. aurantiaco-atra on dry rock face. Alt. 120 m. Above Paal Harbour, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Attached to Usnea antarctica on vertical dry, N-facing rock face. Alt. 10-15 m. Factory Bluffs, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Attached to Usnea antarctica on vertical rock face. Alt. 15 m. Stygian Cove, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Alt. 80 m. Factory Cove, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Surface of stone in association with Usnea and mosses, Alt. 100 m. 2nd Point south of Metchnikoff Point, Brabant Island. Antarctic Peninsula

On Caloplaca regalis East facing nitrogenous/maritime rock ledges, Alt. 10 ft. Billie Rocks, Borge Bay, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

On dry rock on steep slope; rock and soil derived from yellowish tephra cliff above. Alt. 20-30 m. Fumarole Bay, Deception Island. South Shetland Islands

On dead Andreaea, Alt. 15-50 m. To NE of Mount Alexander, Joinville Island. Antarctic Peninsula

Fine gravelly soil on melt stream outwash. Alt. 55 m. Moss Lake, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Fuegia occidentalis, Cabo San Pablo, in terra humoso-arenosa. South America, Chile

Isla Deception, glacial entre Pendulum Cove y Telefon Bay, en roca volcanica. South Shetland Islands

Damp ashy soil on semi-scree slope, also margins of wet Drepanocladus-Acrocladium-Brachythecium areas, Alt. 20-150 ft. Coppermine Cove, Robert Island. South Shetland Islands

In seal exclosure protecting stand of Brachythecium-Sanionia-Bryum. Alt. 10 m. Mirounga Flats, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Sandy soil close to boulders; slightly moist. Alt. 25m. Whitney Point, Clark Peninsula. Budd Coast. Antarctica, Wilkes Sector

Moist, sheltered base of rock. Alt. 5m. Shirley Island. Budd Coast. Antarctica, Wilkes Sector

Moist soil in periglacial "circles" near shore of lake. Alt. 50m. Browning Peninsula, central area. Budd Coast. Antarctica, Wilkes Sector

Flush amongst marble boulders and debris, Alt. 50 ft. South of hut at Foca Point, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Growing abundantly in a westerly aspect. Mountains N of Chapman Ridge, MacRobertson Land, Antarctica. Antarctica, Enderby Sector

Dominating a large stand of c.11ha on seepage slope below snow bank. Alt. 25m. Valley SW of Fortress Hill, James Ross Island. Antarctic Peninsula

Damp rock crevice, Alt. 25 ft. Lynch Island. South Orkney Islands

Moist gravel terrace. Alt. 50m. SSSI area, hill overlooking Brown Bay, Bailey Peninsula. Budd Coast. Antarctica, Wilkes Sector

Alt. 100 ft. Near The Divide, north-west coast of Matthews Island. South Orkney Islands

Mawson (new ANARE station), MacRobertson Land, Antarctica. Antarctica, Enderby Sector

Down slope of a large and persistent snow patch with abundant mosses in damp patches. Alt. 50 m. Saddle overlooking Stillwell Lake, Stillwell Hills, Kemp Land. Antarctica, Enderby Sector

On moist sandy soil at edge ofmelt stream. Alt. 6 m. Brown Bluff. Antarctic Peninsula, Trinity Peninsula, East Coast

Moist rock ledge of tephra cliffs. Alt. 100 m. Fumarole Bay, Deception Island. South Shetland Islands

At 12 m depth in un-named lake, Bunger Hills. Antarctica, Wilkes Sector

Rock crevice. Cape King, Victoria Land. Antarctica, Ross Sector

Colonising recently deglaciated mineral soil on knoll inside cloche. Limestone Valley, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Fine gravelly soil facing NW-W on sunny slope below snowbank. Alt. c. 315 m. Middle Flatiron Valley, Alexander Island. Antarctic Peninsula, Alexander Island

Upper Flatiron, Alexander Island. Antarctic Peninsula, Alexander Island

On mineral soil, Alt. c. 25 ft. Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Danco Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Danco Coast

Swamp below marble knoll, Alt. 50 ft. North of Elephant Flats, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Flushes, Alt. 50-75 ft. Meier Point, Coronation Island. South Orkney Islands

Amongst Tortula in flush, Alt. c. 50 ft. West side of Gourlay Peninsula, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Acrocladium dominated flush, Alt. 30 ft. Moraine Valley, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Wet cliffs, ledges and crevices, Alt. 25 ft. North end of island, opposite Saunders Point, Coronation Island. South Orkney Islands

On north-facing slope among small boulders on detritus. Alt. c. 100 ft. Marble ridge to south of foca Hut on Thulla Poin, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Dry surface moist under flat scoria plain. Alt. 5-10m. Dry scoria plain to the S of the northern lake. 50m from sea. Deception Island. South Shetland Islands