Can Pellia be found in Singapore?

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Can Pellia be found in Singapore? I'm not sure if this is morph of Singapore Moss, Riccia or Pellia.

You can see from the picture that there's mixture of Singapore Moss and 'pellia'.


Close-up picture

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Ben, I don't understand your question. Please clarify. Did you find the rock (with the byrophytes already growing on it) somewhere in Singapore or is it a rock bought from a fish shop? The byrophyte shown in your picture looks like the one we call Mini-Pellia but we know it isn't a Pellia but a species of Riccardia. Species of Riccardia's can be found in Singapore but according to the professor, there's only one - R. graeffei

Loh K L

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Hi Kwek Leong, I picked the rock with the 'pellia' growing on it while i was tracking somewhere in Singapore. It was submersed in the stream when i found it. I kept it in my tank for around 2 months now and they are still growing healthy.

I am wondering if it could be the R. graeffei that the professor mentioned. Is it available comercially?

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I've not seen the R. graeffei sold in local fish shops, Ben. What you have on that rock could be the one but I'm not sure as I've not seen the R. graeffei myself. What I have is just a picture but it does not look like yours at all. But then again, when emersed, they always look different.

I lifted the picture from the professor's book, "A guide to the common liverworts and hornworts of Singapore". Here it is:


Loh K L