Dennis and Marta attended the CEN Annual Symposium 2020 in Montreal.   Dennis presented the results of his phylogeographic study on the moss species Racomutrium lanuginosum. Dennis used population genomics tools to assess the phylogeographic structure of this wide-spread moss. The preliminary results suggest the presence of at least three genetic groups in Racomitrium lanuginosum. Here his poster. Marta shared her first results on viral diversity associated with the reindeer lichen...

Marta Alonso García has published a monograph of the moss genus Chionoloma.  Chionoloma belongs to one of the largest moss families, Pottiaceae (1450 species in ca. 77 genera). Her work is based on the morphological analysis of more than 2600 specimens resulting in 22 species and one variety. Marta's work is mine of information on morphology, distribution and biogeography of this moss genus. Congratulations Marta!