ID this for me please?

[hotweldfire]

Apologies, can't get a clearer shot as it is tiny. Moss like size. Found it growing in my propagator amongst some hydrocotyle and was about to chuck it out but then had a closer look and really like it.

Anyone know what it is? A selaginella maybe? It's growing in 100% (more or less) humidity in there so might it grow in a tank given enough co2?

 

[Ian Holdich]

looks like submerged HC to me??

 

[Themuleous]

Difficult to tell, not HC, look smore like a small rotundifolia or similar narrow leaved stem perhaps.

Sam

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
Difficult to see from the photo, but I think it may actually be a moss. It looks like Plagiomnium affine? <http://www.bbsfieldguide.org.uk/content/plagiomnium-affine>.

cheers Darrel

 

[hotweldfire]

Sorry for the slow response. Been trying to get a better pic and have been failing. It does look a bit like submerged HC, particularly grown under low light, but isn't. Darrel, the leaves are moss like, quite translucent. It isn't Plagiomnium affine though. I have that and this has narrower leaves. Rather rotundifolia in shape actually.

Will stick a bit in my hi-tech, a bit in my lo-tech and keep a bit emersed and see what happens.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Darrel, the leaves are moss like, quite translucent. It isn't Plagiomnium affine though. I have that and this has narrower leaves. Rather rotundifolia in shape actually.

Interested to see what it is, if it is a moss it will probably be "pick a name", unless it produces capsules.
Darrel

 

[hotweldfire]

I think it's plagiomnium trichomanes. Have just transferred some to my main tank. Let's see how it fares.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
Plagiomnium trichomanes looks a good bet from the photos. It looks like this name is invalid and it should be P. acutum <http://moss.biota.biodiv.tw/pages/786>



Looks like views are mixed on whether it will grow submersed.

cheers Darrel

 

[George Farmer]

Looks like views are mixed on whether it will grow submersed.

cheers Darrel

Which means it probably will given decent CO2 etc.

Nice find, BTW!

 

[Dan Crawford]

I've got loads of this stuff on some Aquadecor from Tropica, it's lovely. I just presumed it was some sort of terrestrial moss and though no more about it. I've had it previously too, nothing has ever grown from it but I must admit that I never tried to grow from it.

 

[hotweldfire]

Unfortunately it melted completely despite blasting it with CO2.

 

[Kristoph91]

Could it be "stringy moss" ?

Kris