With the sixth volume of 'Bryophyte locality data from the Near and Middle East' (Pottiaceae “Eucladium – Z” till Trachypodaceae ; families in alphabetical order), consequently all published data of mosses between are presented to provide ‒ in addition to volume 5 (Neckeraceae till Pottiaceae “A – Didymodon”) ‒ a complete data base and background for the whole area. Starting with the beginning of the collection activities (e.g., Forsskål 1775) it covers the whole period till the end of 2019 and is the first comprehensive catalogue for these organisms including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sinai Peninsula, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen (incl. Socotra).

With the sixth volume, the catalogue of 'Bryophyte locality data from the Near and Middle East' allows an easy access to what is recorded and known from the different countries of the Near and Middle East.