A few people have asked about moss ID's. They are not always easy to determine but here are closeup pics of some mosses that I have. Pay particular attention to the difference between Singapore and Java moss
Java (Taxiphyllum barbieri)
(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi167.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu150%2Fjrschem%2F100_1157.jpg&hash=769a2675c92cbcd7346f6c9ab6abee0184332347)
Singapore (Vesicularia dubyana)
(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi167.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu150%2Fjrschem%2F100_1158.jpg&hash=16dde605e2fb22d240aa4a416bec57d2c45765f6)
Christmas (Vesicularia montagnei)
(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi167.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu150%2Fjrschem%2F100_1161.jpg&hash=4c0ff7cf63a8050ec91f5ee8d3ed0b6fa1c971cd)
Weeping (Vesicularia ferriei)
(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi167.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu150%2Fjrschem%2F100_1162.jpg&hash=81f80d070156dda0e71a37ed3414239f6d7604d4)
Fissidens fontanus
(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi167.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu150%2Fjrschem%2F100_1165.jpg&hash=5bc53c0b929523324e6c2e6cfd5c0370b797de0c)
Erect (Vesicularia reticulata)
(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi167.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu150%2Fjrschem%2F100_1167.jpg&hash=947097d8b2e504c8935785353263479145cd9f7b)
Taiwan (Taxiphyllum alternans)
(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi167.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu150%2Fjrschem%2F100_1169.jpg&hash=e692d9e02150f4c03029c856d755526481ad4098)
Flame (Taxiphyllum sp. 'flame')
(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi167.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu150%2Fjrschem%2F100_1170.jpg&hash=bffe62e22c117c5e3a3cbde831b1834b1d8534d8)
Zipper (Fissidens zippelianus)
(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi167.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu150%2Fjrschem%2F100_1172.jpg&hash=9184d1c0f6aa9e3fae40dda6a1005b304d305f90)
Plagiomnium sp. affine?
(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi167.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu150%2Fjrschem%2F100_1175.jpg&hash=02bed9ac4ad7cc893aee174bb9b37b5a7f42b3bf)
Willow (Frontinalis antipyretica)
(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi167.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu150%2Fjrschem%2F100_1177.jpg&hash=d6e3a846877e4ec7ada6f0b8632253cf1df6e9da)
Thanks this is the best resource I'ce come across for identifing mosses... it is often compliated... what mosses do you have available or will soon?
Thanks John , great work , i would suggest this be made a sticky in the planted forum.
Regards
Quote from: charlie on April 07, 2008, 10:52:21 PM
Thanks John , great work , i would suggest this be made a sticky in the planted forum.
Regards
I vote YES too! I saved it in my favs.
One thing that you need to keep in mind though is that mosses frond structure can vary slightly depending on the tank that they are in.
For example, the Java moss you see there just sits in a container below one of my tanks. If I were to put that in my main tank and grow it out the frond structure would be lighter green and more robust.
To be quite honest I am very confident in the ID's for all of these except for the Erect moss. I think that it is Erect but there is a chance that it could be Spikey Moss.
Hey Guys/Gals,
I was just surfing the internet, when i ran into this awesome site. Only downside to the site is that, it doesnt provide to much of extensive info on it. But just basic enough, to get the ball rolling.
Let me know what yall think ! n Don't forget to bookmark ;D
http://www.andrewspink.nl/mosses/thumbnails.htm