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Antheridia
A JPEG image.

Archegonia
A JPEG image.

Bryolich
The Swiss bryology and lichenology page, with information and a news letter. Available in English, French and German.

Bryology
Information about taxonomy, nomenclature, ecology and bioindication provided by the university of Bonn. Available in German and English.

Bryology at the University of Bonn
Information about bryology, lichenology, research and biomonitoring. Available in English and German.

Bryomonitor
Information about, and software for, a computer program for biomonitoring disturbance and regeneration of neotropical rainforests using bryophytes as indicators.

Bryonet
Subscription information for Bryonet, a forum for the discussion of bryology.

Bryophyta
A description of the Phyllum, with images of several species.

Bryophyta
A short introduction.

Bryophyta
Life history and ecology.

Bryophyta
A brief description of mosses and their ecology, with microscopic images.

Bryophyte DNA
A list of DNA sequences for mosses.

Bryophyte Flora of North America
A taxaonimic guide to bryophytes provided by the New York Botanic Gardens. Includes genus descriptions, distribution maps, references of research articles and links to other bryological sites.

Bryophyte Images
3D images of Bartramia halleriana, Campylopus introflexus, Cryphea heteromalla, Dichodontium pellucidum, Fissidens incurvus, Philonotis calcarea and Plagiomnium elatum.

Bryophyte Index
The Bartley bryophyte herbarium of Ohio University.

Bryophyte Index
Images of bryophytes and their characteristics

Bryophyte Population and Landscape Analysis Network.
Bryoplanet was established to improve teaching, communication and cooperation among ecologists interested in bryophytes.

Bryophyte Specialist Group
The world conservation union and Species Survival Commission.

Bryophytes
Contains a PDF file describing mosses, liverworts and hornworts.

Bryophytes
Images of several features of mosses.

Bryophytes
An introduction.

Bryophytes
A brief description.

Bryophytes
Bryology at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

Bryophytes
A JPEG image of sporophytes attached to gametophytes.

Bryophytes
Assessment of Moss, Liverwort and Hornwort diversity in the Montane Cordillera Ecozone.

Bryophytes
A description of their main features.

Bryophytes.
An introduction and photographs contained in the botany link.

Bryoweb
The Austrian bryological working group.

Capsule
An image of a cross-section.

The Celia Knight Group
Dr Celia Knight, based at Leeds University, studies the development and microbial interactions of bryophytes. This site gives an overview of her work and a list of publications.

The David Cove Group
Prof David Cove, based at Leeds University, carries out research on plant development using mosses, primarily Physcomitrella patens and Ceratodon purpureus. This site gives an overview of his work and a list of publications.

Department of Cryptogamic Botany
The Swedish Museum of Natural History. Includes searchable databases.

Euromoss
Part of the European Biotechnology Program dedicated to plant molecular biology. This site includes a report into hormone-mediated regulation of cellular development in the moss, Physcomitrella patens and images of each stage of the bryophyte life cycle.

Flora Danica
Images of herbarium specimens.

A Fossil Bryophyte
The sporophyte stalk of a Devonian-age fossil bryophyte from Scotland.

Images
A list of links to JPEG images of Bryophytes.

Impacts of Enhanced UV-B Radiation on Mosses in a Subarctic Heath Ecosystem.
A research article examining the effects of Ultraviolet-B radiation on two species of subarctic bryophytes.

The International Association of Bryologists
An organization which promotes international cooperation and communication among bryologists. Publishers of the Bryological Times.

An Introduction to Backyard Mosses
A short guide to finding and collecting mosses for budding bryologists.

The Journal of Bryology
Produced by the British Bryological Society. A search facility of the contents and abstracts of recent issues is available.

Key to the Moss Genera of North America
A key based on that originally published in Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 18, 1992, by Vitt and Buck.

The Missouri Botanic Gardens
An resource for bryological floras and checklists, as well as a glossary of bryological terms and a search engine for current information on bryophyte names.

Moss Literature
A bibliography of bryophyte related papers, with the option to download the file.

Moss_db
A database of moss DNA sequences for phylogenetic analyses.

Mosses
The classification of bryophytes by D. Vitt.

Mosses
The classification used in the Bryophyte Flora of North America. Includes links to descriptions of several bryophyte Families and Genera.

Mosses and Allies
Small green non-flowering plants.

Mosses and Liverworts in Wales
Produced by a member of the Countryside Council for Wales, this site gives an overview of what byophytes are, the habitats where they can be found in Wales and their conservation

Mosses, Their Ecology and Future Climatic Change
A PhD thesis by Annika Jagerbrand investigating the potential effects of climate change on arctic bryophytes.

MOST
The moss database, MOSs TROPICOS, giving information on the name, place of publication, type, and other information about a selected bryophyte, provided by the Missouri Botanical Garden.

The New York Botanic Gardens
Centre for bryological information

Plant Biotechnology
Click on the information - i- on the right to see a review by Ralf Reski on development, genetics and molecular biology of the moss Physcomitrella patens.

Protonemata
A JPEG image.

Registered Bryophyte Specimens
A searchable bryophyte database from the Department of Cryptogamic Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History.

Tropical Bryology Research Home Page
Formed in October 1997 by Brian O'Shea and Martin Wigginton to further bryological research in the tropics (particularly in Africa), to act for an ad hoc association of bryologists with expertise in this area.

Vegetation Changes in a Swedish Mire
The full text of a PhD thesis by U. Gunnarsson, investigating the effect of elevated temperature, nitrogen deposition and sulphur deposition on Sphagnum

The World's Most Endangered Bryophytes
A list of the most endangered mosses and liverworts, with descriptions of their habitats and the last known localities.