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Lomariopsis lineata

Lomariopsis lineata (C.Presl) Holttum
Lomariopsis lineata
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Lomariopsis lineata is a fern species native to South East Asia, cultivated in aquariums as süsswassertang. It is also known as Loma fern or round pellia.

Description

Lomariopsis lineata, part of the Lomariopsidaceae family, is found in Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, Java, Malaya, the Maluku Islands, Myanmar, New Guinea, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, and Vietnam. The prothallia of this fern are commonly cultivated in aquariums, where it is known to aquarists as süsswassertang. The name is sometimes misspelled as 'subwassertang' due to the German eszett's resemblance to the Latin letter 'B'. It is also referred to as Loma fern or round pellia. The species was published in 1968.

Distribution

Borneo · Cambodia · China South-Central · Jawa · Malaya · Maluku · Myanmar · New Guinea · Philippines · Sulawesi · Sumatera · Thailand · Vietnam

Synonyms

Stenochlaena longifoliaStenochlaena spondiaefoliaStenochlaena spondicifoliaLomariopsis longifoliaMicrosorum papyraceumLomaria spondiaefoliaDiplora cadieriLomariopsis cochinchinensisOlfersia lineataStenochlaena cochinchinensisLomariopsis smithiiStenochlaena smithiiStenochlaena abruptaLomariopsis papyraceaLomaria spondiifoliaStenochlaena spondiifoliaAcrostichum laurifoliumAcrostichum speciosum

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