Floating Crystalwort

Riccia fluitans

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Floating Crystalwort
Scientific Name: 
Riccia fluitans
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Bryophyte (Liverwort)
Kingdom: 
Plantae
Phylum: 
Marchantiophyta
Class: 
Marchantiopsida
Order: 
Ricciales
Family: 
Ricciaceae
General Biology

Economic/Human Considerations

popular among aquarists as a retreat for young fry and is used in live-bearing tanks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccia_fluitans
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

Known from a few localities in southwestern mainland NT (CANM) Cited in Steere et al. 1977. (H291)
Score: 
A
References: 
H291
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Known from a few localities in southwestern mainland NT (CANM) Cited in Steere et al. 1977.
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Added in 2014 (H291). ; 2014
Last Updated: 
November 12, 2014

References

Number of Occurrences

  • Belland, René (2014) Moss and lichens or moths - E-mail from R Hebert to S Carriere containing Excel file NT-Bryophytes with R Belland draft ranks (16/07/2014). e-copy - H291 Return