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Utricularia
Shawn Prescott wrote:
>I wonder if anyone has knowledge of the plant Litricularia Gibba? This
>species is listed in the original Amano book (Japanese edition) Nature's
>Aquarium World on pages 228-229. The only plant in the scene that might be
>it, is the one in the top right corner as far as I can make out.
This seems to be a case of someone not being able to read someone else's
hand writing. The name of the plant is Utricularia, also known as
bladderwort, a carnivorous plant. Now that you know the real name, you
should have no problem finding it in your books.<g>
If you look though both the Glosso and the Riccia in the picture with a
magnifying glass, you will see thin green "treads" with little "beads"
attached. That's the Utricularia, and the "beads" are the bladders that
actually catch small prey.
Karen