simwiz Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hi, Could someone identify this? Is it pellia? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 One of the many liverworts, I did have a good page to ID some of them and moss, I'll try to find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Aneura sp orbiculata? http://www.andydownunder.com/nature_profiles?id=85 or Lunularia cruciata? http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/bryophytes/liverworts/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simwiz Posted April 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Thanks for those links! They look great and will be on my favorites I think it is the Aneura. Is that suitable for aquariums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Don't know, but when I get the time/money/space I'll be redoing my 430l native tank as a riparium/streamside and I hope to use liverworts, moss, ferns and Epiphytes (Tmesipteris, Asplenium, Metrosideros perforata etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Simon, another good site for IDs is The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 If a plant is found submerged, then it should be OK. If it is found in very damp/wet conditions, there is a possibility it will survive, but growth will likely be very slow, or none at all. If it is found out of water like yours, I doubt it would make a good aquarium plant and it will probably just rot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 liverworts don't grow well submersed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simwiz Posted April 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 But pellia is also a type of liverworts and it is commonly used in aquariums. I'll put it submersed on a plasticware and let's see how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosolenium "However, a plant sold as Monosolenium tenerum and commonly called "Süsswassertang" has been made popular as a freshwater aquarium plant by Tropica.[12][13] It was initially sold under the name Pellia or Pelia, and is now being sold as Monosolenium tenerum, but neither of these names is correct. The plants they sell are now known to be the gametophyte of a species of fern, in the genus Lomariopsis." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 The 'cups' with the green 'seeds inside are the telltale indication that you have a terrestial liverwort. When a rain drop is caught by the cup it splashes out taking the spores with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosolenium "However, a plant sold as Monosolenium tenerum and commonly called "Süsswassertang" has been made popular as a freshwater aquarium plant by Tropica.[12][13] It was initially sold under the name Pellia or Pelia, and is now being sold as Monosolenium tenerum, but neither of these names is correct. The plants they sell are now known to be the gametophyte of a species of fern, in the genus Lomariopsis." Yeah Pellia is Lomariopsis lineata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simwiz Posted April 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Thanks guys! One never goes to bed without learning something new I'll keep it out of the aquarium then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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