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O'Shea, B.J. 1969. The Summer Meeting, 1968 - Dingwall. Transactions of the British Bryological Society 5(4):898-900.

O'Shea, B.J. 1971. The occurrence of the moss Physcomitrium sphaericum (Schkuhr)Brid. in Yorkshire. The Naturalist, 917:65-66.

O'Shea, B.J. 1971. Physcomitrium sphaericum (Schkuhr) Brid. and Physcomitrium eurystomum Sendtn. In: Distribution Maps of Bryophytes in Britain. Transactions of the British Bryological Society 6(2):349.

O'Shea, B.J. 1971. A rare moss at Damflask Reservoir. Sorby Record, 3(2):5-6.

O'Shea, B.J. 1975. Buxbaumia aphylla Hedw. In: Distribution Maps of Bryophytes in Britain. Journal of Bryology 8:497.

O'Shea, B.J. 1978. Cinclidotus mucronatus (Brid.) Mach. In: Provisional Atlas of the Bryophytes of the British Isles. ed. A.J.E. Smith (Publ. NERC).

O'Shea, B.J. 1984. Utility of bibliographies - ter. Bryological Times 29:4.

O'Shea, B.J. 1984. Bryological journals in print. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 44:34-39.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1985. Editorial, Computer Techniques Column. Bryological Times 30:4.

O'Shea, B.J. 1985. Bryological Societies and working groups. Bryological Times 31:7-8.

O'Shea, B.J. 1986. Review: GIOS (Graphical Input and Output of Structures). Bryological Times 36:1.

O'Shea, B.J. 1986. Review: Microcomputers in Biology: a practical approach. Bryological Times 39:4.

O'Shea, B.J. 1986. An application of expert systems to botanical identification. M.Sc. project report, Birkbeck College, London.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1987. Software Service: free software for bryologists. Bryological Times 42:5-6.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1987. Computer Survey. Bryological Times 43:9-10.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1988. Editorial - Computer Techniques Supplement. Bryological Times 45, Suppl.:1.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1988. IAB Software Library, version 2.5. Bryological Times 45, Suppl.:1-4.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1988. IAB computer user's survey - results. Bryological Times 45, Suppl.:4.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1988. Computerised illustrations with a scanner. Bryological Times 45, Suppl.:7-8.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1988. The use of Purchasable Software for Bryology, II. Bryological Times 45, Suppl.:10-11.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1988. Software Test - Word Processors. Bryological Times 45, Suppl.:11-13.

O'Shea, B.J. 1988. List of papers on computer topics that have appeared in the Bryological Times. Bryological Times 45, Suppl.:14.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1988. Software Packages in Bryology. Pp 1-24 (duplicated).

O'Shea, B.J. 1988. An 'Expert System' Approach to Bryological Identification. In Glime, J.M. (ed.) Methods in Bryology. Proceedings of the Bryological Methods Workshop, Mainz. Pp. 321-327. Hattori Bot. Lab., Nichinan.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1989. Programs in the IAB Software Library. Bryological Times 49, Suppl.:1-6.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1989. IAB Software Library - amendments to version 3.0. Bryological Times 49, Suppl.:7-8.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1989. Use of Purchasable Software for Bryology III: Integrated software, the all-purpose solution. Bryological Times 49, Suppl.:9-10.

O'Shea, B.J. 1989. Use of Purchasable Software for Bryology IV: Spreadsheets. Bryological Times 49, Suppl.:11-14.

Lafarge-England, C. & O'Shea, B.J. 1989. IAB Computer Workshop, 24-27 February 1989, Mont Rigi, Belgium. Bryological Times 50:1-3.

O'Shea, B.J. 1989. International Symposium on Bryophyte Ecology, 1988, Edinburgh. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 53:8-13.

O'Shea, B.J. 1989. A Guide to Collecting Bryophytes in the Tropics. British Bryological Society Special Volume No. 3. Pp. 1-30. BBS, Cardiff.

O'Shea, B.J. 1989. Use of Purchasable Software for Bryology V: Graphics. (manuscript)

O'Shea, B.J. 1990. Tropical Bryology Group - Progress. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 55:28-29.

O'Shea, B.J. 1990. Progress on the European Bryological Bibliography. Bryological Times 53:10-11.

O'Shea, B.J. 1990. Identification Programs. Bryological Times 54:1,6.

O'Shea, B.J. 1990. Herbarium Management. Bryological Times 54:9-10.

O'Shea, B.J. 1990. Distribution Mapping using DMAP. Bryological Times 54:10-11.

O'Shea, B.J. 1990. Standards for transfer of text files. Bryological Times 55:8-9.

O'Shea, B.J. 1990. dBase Programs. Bryological Times 57/58:14-15.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1991. A mapping system for dBase. Bryological Times 60:10.

O'Shea, B.J. 1991. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 1: 1-2.

O'Shea, B.J. 1991. Tropical Bryology Group - Progress in 1990. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 57:26-27.

O'Shea, B.J. 1991. First Steps in Bryology. South London Botanical Institute Gazette July 1991:3.

O'Shea, B.J. 1991. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 2: 1-2.

Pócs, T. & O'Shea, B.J. 1991. Quick Reference List of Basic Literature to Identify Tropical Bryophytes. Tropical Bryology 4:69-84.

O'Shea, B.J. 1991. First Readings in Bryology: Recommended books. South London Botanical Institute Gazette November 1991:4.

O'Shea, B.J. 1991. Creating a disk-based journal. Bryological Times 62/63:10-11.

O'Shea, B.J. 1992. Beginners Guide to Tropical Bryology - the BBS Tropical Bryology Group trip to Mount Mulanje, Malawi. (Abstract). Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 59:12.

O'Shea, B.J. 1992. BBS TBG Expedition to Mount Mulanje, Malawi. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 59:30.

O'Shea, B.J. 1992. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 3: 1-3.

O'Shea, B.J. 1992. The British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Expedition to Mount Mulanje, Malawi, 12th June - 4th July 1991. Bryological Times 68/69:10-11.

O'Shea, B.J. 1992. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 4: 1-2.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1992. Report of the Activities of the IAB Computer Committee. Bryological Times 70:8-9.

O'Shea, B.J. 1993. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 5: 1-4.

O'Shea, B.J. 1993. BBS Tropical Bryology Group - Progress in 1992. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 61:33-34.

O'Shea, B.J. 1993. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 6: 1-3.

O'Shea, B.J. 1993. Review: N.S. Parihar. A Dictionary of Bryophytes. Journal of Bryology 17(3):515.

O'Shea, B.J. 1993. The TAXA computer system - a taxonomic, distribution and herbarium management database. Bryological Times 73:1-2.

O'Shea, B.J. 1993. British Bryological Society Expedition to Mulanje Mountain, Malawi. 2. Checklist of Malawi Bryophytes. Journal of Bryology 17(4):645-670.

O'Shea, B.J. 1994. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 7: 1-4.

O'Shea, B.J. 1994. BBS Tropical Bryology Group - Progress in 1993. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 63:46-47.

O'Shea, B.J. 1994. One hundred years of bryology on Mulanje Mountain. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 63:47-48.

O'Shea, B.J. 1994. Bryological data - an alternative approach. Bryological Times 78:10-11.

O'Shea, B.J. 1994. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 8: 1-5.

O'Shea, B.J. 1994. Is a microfilm, or computer disk, or CD-ROM a valid way of publishing nomenclatural novelties? Bryological Times 81: 1-2.

O'Shea, B.J. 1994. Checklist of Malawi bryophytes - addendum, and other African records (manuscript).

O'Shea, B.J. 1995. Malawi bryophytes and the Checklist of sub-Saharan African mosses. (Abstract). Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 65: 28.

O'Shea, B.J. 1995. BBS Tropical Bryology Group - Progress in 1994. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society65: 44-45.

O'Shea, B.J. 1995. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 9: 1-6.

O'Shea, B.J. 1995. Checklist of the mosses of sub-Saharan Africa. Tropical Bryology 10:91-198.

O'Shea, B.J. 1995. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 10: 1-10.

O'Shea, B.J. 1996. BBS Tropical Bryology Group - Progress in 1995. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society67: 35-37.

Frahm, J.-P. & O'Shea, B.J. 1996. British Bryological Society Expedition to Mulanje Mountain, Malawi. 4. Dicranaceae: Campylopodioideae (Atractylocarpus, Bryohumbertia, Campylopus, Microcampylopus). Journal of Bryology 19(1):121-136.

O'Shea, B.J., Frahm, J.-P. & Porembski, S. 1996. Die Laubmoosflora der Seychellen. Tropical Bryology 12:169-191.

O'Shea, B.J. 1996. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 11: 1-7.

O'Shea, B.J. 1996. Book Review: LATMOSS. A catalogue of Neotropical Mosses. Journal of Bryology 19:371-372.

O'Shea, B.J. 1997. BBS Tropical Bryology Group - Progress in 1996. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society69: 48-49.

Long, D.G. & O'Shea, B.J. 1997. BBS and the Internet. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 69: 51.

O'Shea, B.J. 1997. William Borrer, 1781-1862. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 69: 55.

O'Shea, B.J. 1997. The mosses of sub-Saharan Africa. 1. A review of taxonomic progress. Journal of Bryology 19: 509-513.

O'Shea, B.J. 1997. The mosses of sub-Saharan Africa. 2. Endemism and biodiversity. Tropical Bryology 13: 75-85.

O'Shea, B.J. 1997. A revision of Acanthorrhynchium (Sematophyllaceae: Musci) in Africa. Tropical Bryology 13: 125-130.

O'Shea, B.J. 1997. Checklist of the mosses of sub-Saharan Africa (version 2, 7/97). Manuscript, available via he internet: "www.oshea.demon.co.uk/tbr/afrchk-2.zip"

O'Shea, B.J., Eggers, J., Pursell, R.A., Sollman, P. & Stevenson, C.R. 1997. New bryophyte taxon records for tropical countries. 1. Tropical Bryology 13: 175-183.

Stark, G. & O'Shea, B. 1997. Tropical Bryology Group visit to Uganda (1997). Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 70: 26-30.

Long, D. & O'Shea, B. 1997. Progress on the BBS Internet Home Page. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 70: 35-37.

O'Shea, B.J. 1997. British Bryological Society Expedition to Mulanje Mountain, Malawi. 9. Regmatodontaceae, Rhachitheciaceae, Rhacocarpaceae, Rhizogoniaceae. Journal of Bryology 19: 805-813.

O'Shea, B.J. 1997. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 12: 1-7.

O'Shea, B.J. 1998. Tropical Bryology Group - Progress in 1997. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 71: 30-31.

O'Shea, B.J. 1998. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 13: 1-6.

O'Shea, B.J. 1998. Notes on Seychelles mosses. 3-4. A revision of Papillidiopsis (Broth.) Buck & Tan, Rhaphidostichum Fleisch. and Warburgiella Müll.Hal. ex Broth. (Sematophyllaceae, Bryopsida) in Africa. Tropical Bryology 15: 75-88.

O'Shea, B.J. 1999. African Sematophyllaceae (Bryopsida) and a new key to the genera, using mainly gametophytic characters. Bryobrothera 5: 299-302.

Porley, R.D., O'Shea, B.J., Wigginton, M.J., Matcham, H.W., Hodgetts, N.J. & Stevenson, C.R. 1999. Bryophytes of Uganda. 2. New and interesting records. Tropical Bryology 16: 179-193.

O'Shea, B.J. 1999. Bryophytes of Uganda. 3. Phyllodon truncatulus (Mull. Hal.) Buck is replaced in Africa by Phyllodon truncatus (Welw. & Duby) Buck (Hypnaceae, Bryopsida). Tropical Bryology 16: 203-204.

O'Shea, B.J. 1999. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 14: 1-6.

O'Shea, B.J. 1999. Checklist of the mosses of sub-Saharan Africa (version 3, 11/99). Tropical Bryology Research Reports 1: 1-133.

O'Shea, B.J. 1999. British Bryological Society Expedition to Mulanje Mountain, Malawi. 11. Pterigynandraceae M.Fleisch. and Rigodiaceae H.A.Crum (Bryopsida) in Africa. Journal of Bryology 21: 323-327.

O'Shea, B.J. 2000. Tropical Bryology Group - Progress in 1998-9. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 74: 59-62.

O'Shea, B.J. 2000. Notes on Seychelles mosses. 6. A generic revision of Clastobryophilum M.Fleisch. (Sematophyllaceae, Bryopsida). Tropical Bryology 18: 97-105.

O'Shea, B.J. & Ochyra, R. 2000. Families and genera of mosses no longer believed to occur in Africa. Tropical Bryology 18: 119-127.

Müller, F., Wigginton, M.J. & O'Shea, B.J. 2000. New bryophyte taxon records for tropical countries. IV. Tropical Bryology 18: 199-202.

O'Shea, B.J. 2000. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 15: 1-5.

Watling, M.C. & O'Shea, B.J. 2000. British Bryological Society Expedition to Mulanje Mountain, Malawi. 12. A revision of the genus Rhacopilopsis Renauld & Cardot (Hypnaceae, Bryopsida). Journal of Bryology 22: 207-216.

O'Shea, B.J. 2000. Taxonomic notes on Anomodon (Anomodontaceae, Bryopsida) in Africa. Journal of Bryology 22: 241-242.

Hodgetts, N.G., O'Shea, B.J. & Pócs, T. 2000. 6.3 Sub-Saharan Africa. Pps 31-34. In: Hallingbäck, T. & Hodgetts, N. (compilers). Mosses Liverworts, and Hornworts: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan for Bryophytes. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN/SSC Bryophyte Specialist Group, IUCN.

O'Shea, B.J. 2000. Notes on Seychelles mosses. 5. The mosses of Frégate Island. Tropical Bryology 19: 7-9.

O'Shea, B.J. 2001. Tropical Bryology Group - Progress in 2000. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 76:61-62.

O'Shea, B.J. 2001. A synopsis of the non-leucobryoid Calymperaceae (Musci). Tropical Bryology Research Reports 2: 1-94.

O'Shea, B.J. 2001. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 16: 1-6.

O'Shea, B.J., Wigginton, M.J., Bruggeman-Nannenga, M.A., Hodgetts, N.G. & Porley, R.D. 2001. British Bryological Society Expedition to Mulanje Mountain, Malawi. 13. New and other unpublished records. Tropical Bryology 20: 1-26.

O'Shea, B.J. 2001. Felipponea (Leucodontaceae, Musci), a new genus for Africa, to include 'Leucodon maritimus' and L. assimilis. Tropical Bryology 20: 43-49.

Wigginton, M.J., O'Shea, B.J., Porley, R.D. & Matcham, H.W. 2001. Bryophytes of Uganda. 4. New and additional records, 2. Tropical Bryology 20: 55-62.

O'Shea, B.J. & Buck, W.R. 2001. Bryophytes of Uganda. 5. Bryocrumia L.E.Anderson (Hypnaceae, Musci), a monotypic genus new to Africa. Tropical Bryology 20: 103-107. 

O'Shea, B.J. 2002. Abstract: Brian O'Shea (London): Sematophyllaceae: a tropical moss family with species in Britain. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 78: 25-27 

O'Shea, B.J. 2002. Tropical Bryology Group - Progress in 2001. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 78: 54-56. 

O'Shea, B.J. & Price, M.J. 2002. British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group Newsletter 17: 1-6.

O'Shea, B.J. 2002. Checklist of the mosses of Sri Lanka. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 92: 125-164.

O'Shea, B.J. 2003. An overview of the mosses of Bangladesh, with a revised checklist. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 93: 259-272.

O'Shea, B.J. 2003. Bryogeographical relationships of the mosses of Sri Lanka. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 93: 293-304.

O'Shea, B.J. 2003. Further notes on the genus Rhacopilopsis Renauld & Cardot (Hypnaceae, Musci). Journal of Bryology 25: 63-64.

Price, M.J. & O'Shea, B.J. 2003. Tropical Bryology Group - Progress in 2002. Bulletin of the British Bryological Society 80: 50-52.

O'Shea, B.J. 2003. A review of Gammiella Broth. (Sematophyllaceae, Bryopsida) in Africa, with a range extension to the East African islands and southern Africa. Tropical Bryology 24: 7-10.

O'Shea, B.J. 2003. A revision of Schoenobryum (Cryphaeaceae, Bryopsida) in Africa. (British Bryological Society Expedition to Mulanje Mt, Malalwi. 16.) Tropical Bryology 24: 147-159.

O'Shea, B.J., Wigginton, M.J., Bruggeman-Nannenga, M.A., Hedenäs, L. Matcham, H.W., Frahm, J.-P., Porley, R.D., Ellis, L.T., Watling, M.C. & Bates, J.E. 2003. Bryophytes of Uganda. 6. New and additional records, 3.  Tropical Bryology 24: 161-168.

O'Shea, B.J. 2003. Checklist of the mosses of sub-Saharan Africa (version 4, 12/03). Tropical Bryology Research Reports 4: 1-182.

O'Shea, B.J. 2004. Abstract: Building a bryological framework - getting over the threshold. XV IAB World Congress, Abstract Book: 49.

O'Shea, B.J. 2004. Hygrohypnum polare (Lindb.) Loeske, new to Italy, in Blockeel, T. et al. 2004. New National and Regional Bryophyte Records, 9. Journal of Bryology 26: 63-66.

O'Shea, B.J. 2004. The mosses described by Carl Müller from Georg Schweinfurth's collections in Sudan and D.R. Congo in 1869-1871, with a new checklist of Sudan mosses.  Cryptogamie, Bryologie 25(2): 107-116.

Tan, B.C. & O'Shea, B.J. 2004. The XV IAB World Congress on Bryology held at Mérida, Venezuela in 2004. Bryological Times 112: 2-3.

O'Shea, B.J. & Tan, B.C. 2004. XV IAB World Congress, Jan 12-16, 2004, Mérida, Venezuela. Field Meetings. Bryological Times 113: x-x. [accepted]

O'Shea, B.J. 2004. Collecting and processing bryophytes, in Wigginton, M.J. (ed.) E.W. Jones's Liverwort and Hornwort Flora of West Africa. Meise: National Botanic Garden (Belgium). (Scripta Botanica Belgica 30: i-xii, 1-443.)

Price, M. & O'Shea, B. 2004. A summary of progress: the first 15 years of the Tropical Bryology Group. Field Bryology 83: 23-30.

O'Shea, B.J. 2004. Distichium capillaceum, new to Uganda, in Blockeel, T. et al. 2004. New National and Regional Bryophyte Records, 10. Journal of Bryology 26: 305.

O'Shea, B.J. & Matcham, H.W. 2004. Oreoweisia erosa (Müll.Hal.) Kindb., new to Chile, in Blockeel, T. et al. 2004. New National and Regional Bryophyte Records, 10. Journal of Bryology 26: 306-307.

O'Shea, B.J. 2005. Building a bryological framework - getting over the threshold. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 97: 281-285.

O'Shea, B.J. & Matcham, H.W. 2005. The genus Levierella (Fabroniaceae, Bryoposida) in Africa, and a review of the genus worldwide. Journal of Bryology 27: 97-103.

Matcham, H.W. & O'Shea, B.J. 2005. A review of the genus Codonoblepharon Schwägr. (Orthotrichaceae, Bryopsida). Journal of Bryology 27: 129-135.

O'Shea, B.J. 2005. Abstract: Bryophyte floras in the digital age: floras for those who cannot afford them. XVII International Botanical Congress: Abstracts, p. 83.

Porley, R.D., Matcham, H.W. & O'Shea, B.J. 2005. Sematophyllum substrumulosum - an overlooked native? Field Bryology 87: 5-8.

O'Shea, B.J. 2006. A revision of the genus Radulina W.R.Buck & B.C.Tan (Sematophyllaceae: Musci) (Notes on Seychelles mosses. 7). Tropical Bryology 28: 25-53.