TY - JOUR N2 - This paper reports on eleven species of hepatics collected on King George Island, South Shetland Islands (6Г50'—62°15'S latitude and 57°30'—59 00'W longitude). A short account of the vegetation of this Antarctic island is provided and the role of liverworts in particular plant communities is discussed. Two species, Hygrolembidium ventrosum (Mitt.) Grolle and Scapania abcordata (Berggr.) S. Arnell are reported for the first time from the Antarctic botanical zone; the latter is recorded for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere and, additionally, this is the first record of the genus Scapania from Antarctica. A detailed description of the habitat of each taxon is given and distribution maps for the eleven species are provided. A key to the eleven species from King George Island is given, and a detailed taxonomic discussion is included for Cephaloziella varians (Gott.) Steph and Lophozia excisa (Dicks.) Dumort. The former is considered to be synonymous with the widespread Arctic species C. arctica Bryhn & Douin ex K. Müll. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/111218/PDF/1989_2_183-201.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/111218 PY - 1989 IS - No 2 EP - 210 KW - Antarctica KW - bryology KW - Hepaticae KW - taxonomy KW - distribution A1 - Ochyra, Ryszard A1 - Váňa, Jiři PB - Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee on Polar Research VL - vol. 10 DA - 1989 T1 - The hepatics of King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, with particular reference to the Admiralty Bay region SP - 183 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/111218 T2 - Polish Polar Research ER -