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"James Purchase" <jppurchase at Home_com> wrote:

> Nick Wise posted a lisiting of Fontinalis and Vesicularia species which are
> reported to be found in the United States (thanks Nick). It is reported to
> be a listing recognized by the USDA (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture).
> 
> Maybe they have several lists.....
>
> I have checked with the main USDA Plants Database
> [http://www.itis.usda.gov/] and the listings they have there don't quite
> agree with what Nick posted. In particular, they only list one species of
> Vesicularia in the U.S.

<snip> 

Try going to http://plants.usda.gov/plants/ and do a search by
scientific name.  You'll find that of the vesicularia species I listed,
the USDA considers Vesicularia vesicularis, Vesicularia amphibola,
Vesicularia caloosiensis, and Vesicularia crassicaulis all to be the
same plant, just different names from different sources.   This then
leaves only one species of vesicularia found in the U.S. (vesicularia
vesicularis).  They claim it is native, though do not list where it can
be found.

As I stated in the post, many of the names are synonymous with others. 
Do a search on fontinalis and you will see what I mean.

A search on Mnium turns up the following: (indented names are synonyms
of the preceding)

Contains 9 species and 9 accepted taxa overall

Mnium ambiguum H. Müll.  ambiguous calcareous moss 
         Mnium inclinatum Lindb.   
         Mnium lycopodioides Schwaegr. var. inclinatum (Lindb.) Wijk &
Marg.   
         Mnium riparium Mitt.   
Mnium arizonicum Amann  Arizona calcareous moss 
         Mnium saximontanum M. Bowers   
Mnium blyttii Bruch & Schimp in B.S.G.  Blytt's calcareous moss 
         Stellariomnium blyttii (Bruch & Schimp. in B.S.G.) M. Bowers   
Mnium hornum Hedw.  horn calcareous moss 
Mnium marginatum (With.) Brid. ex P. Beauv.  olivegreen calcareous moss 
         Mnium serratum Schrad. ex Brid.   
Mnium spinosum (Voit) Schwaegr.  spinosum calcareous moss 
Mnium spinulosum Bruch & Schimp. in B.S.G.  largetooth calcareous moss 
Mnium stellare Hedw.  stellar calcareous moss 
         Stellariomnium stellare (Hedw.) M. Bowers   
Mnium thomsonii Schimp.  Thomson's calcareous moss 
         Mnium decurrens C. Müll. & Kindb. in Mac. & Kindb.   
         Mnium orthorrhynchum auct plur.   

Classification: 
                         
Kingdom  Plantae -- Plants 
 Division  Bryophyta -- Mosses 
  Subdivision  Musci 
   Class  Bryopsida -- True mosses 
    Subclass  Bryidae 
     Order  Bryales 
      Family  Mniaceae 
       Genus  Mnium Hedw. -- mnium calcareous moss

A search on dichelyma:

Contains 4 species and 4 accepted taxa overall

Dichelyma capillaceum (With.) Myr. -- dichelyma moss
Dichelyma falcatum (Hedw.) Myr. -- sickle dichelyma moss
Dichelyma pallescens Schimp. in B.S.G. -- dichelyma moss
Dichelyma uncinatum Mitt. -- dichelyma moss

Classification:

Kingdom  Plantae -- Plants 
 Division  Bryophyta -- Mosses 
  Subdivision  Musci 
   Class  Bryopsida -- True mosses 
    Subclass  Bryidae 
     Order  Isobryales 
      Family  Fontinalaceae 
       Genus  Dichelyma Myr. -- dichelyma moss

A search on Fissidens turns up the following:

Contains 36 species and 40 accepted taxa overall 

Fissidens adianthoides Hedw.  fissidens moss 
         Fissidens adianthoides Hedw. var. immarginatus Lindb. ex Lesq.
& James   
Fissidens allenianus Brugg.-Nann. & Purs.  Allen fissidens moss 
Fissidens aphelotaxifolius Purs.  fissidens moss 
Fissidens appalachensis Zand.  Appalachian fissidens moss 
Fissidens arcticus Bryhn  arctic fissidens moss 
Fissidens asplenioides Hedw.  asplenium fissidens moss 
Fissidens bryoides Hedw.  bryoid fissidens moss 
         Fissidens andersonii Grout   
         Fissidens bryoides Hedw. var. brevifolius (Ren. & Card.) Wijk &
Marg.   
         Fissidens bryoides Hedw. var. incurvus (R”hl.) Hüb.   
         Fissidens exiguus Sull.   
         Fissidens exiguus Sull. var. falcatulus (Ren. & Card.) Grout   
         Fissidens falcatulus Ren. & Card.   
         Fissidens incurvus Starke ex R”hl.   
         Fissidens incurvus Starke ex R”hl. var. brevifolius Ren. &
Card.   
         Fissidens longifolius Brid.   
         Fissidens minutulus Sull.   
         Fissidens pusillus (Wils.) Milde   
         Fissidens repandus Wils.   
         Fissidens texanus Lesq. & James   
         Fissidens tortilis Hampe & C. Müll.   
         Fissidens viridulus (Sw.) Wahlenb.   
         Fissidens viridulus (Sw.) Wahlenb. var. brevifolius (Ren. &
Card.) Grout   
         Fissidens viridulus (Sw.) Wahlenb. var. tamarindifolius (Turn.)
Grout   
         Fissidens viridulus (Sw.) Wahlenb. var. texanus (Lesq. & James)
Grout   
Fissidens bushii (Card. & Thér.) Card. & Thér.  Bush's fissidens moss 
Fissidens clebschii Steere  Clebsch's fissidens moss 
Fissidens closteri Aust.  fissidens moss 
Fissidens dubius P. Beauv.  fissidens moss 
         Fissidens adianthoides Hedw. var. semicristatus Grout   
         Fissidens cristatus Wils. ex Mitt.   
         Fissidens cristatus Wils. ex Mitt. var. winonensis (Ren. &
Card.) Grout   
Fissidens exilis Hedw.  fissidens moss 
Fissidens fontanus (B. Pyl.) Steud.  fissidens moss 
         Fissidens debilis Schwaegr.   
         Fissidens julianus (Savi ex DC.) Schimp.   
Fissidens grandifrons Brid.  largeleaf fissidens moss 
Fissidens hallianus (Sull. & Lesq. in Aust.) Mitt.  fissidens moss 
         Fissidens manateensis Grout in Holz.   
Fissidens hallii Aust.  Hall's fissidens moss 
Fissidens hyalinus Wils. & Hook.  fissidens moss 
Fissidens kochii Crum & Anderson  Koch's fissidens moss 
Fissidens limbatus Sull.  fissidens moss 
Fissidens littlei (Williams) Grout  Little's fissidens moss 
         Fissidens orcuttii Grout   
Fissidens microcladus Thwaites & Mitt. in Mitt.  fissidens moss 
         Fissidens garberi Lesq. & James   
Fissidens milobakeri L. Koch  Milo's fissidens moss 
Fissidens neonii (Bartr.) Grout  neon fissidens moss 
Fissidens obtusifolius Wils.  obtuseleaf fissidens moss 
Fissidens obtusifolius Wils. var. apiculatus Grout  obtuseleaf fissidens
moss 
Fissidens obtusifolius Wils. var. kansanus Ren. & Card.  Kansas
fissidens moss 
Fissidens obtusifolius Wils. var. marginatus Flow.  obtuseleaf fissidens
moss 
Fissidens obtusifolius Wils. var. obtusifolius  obtuseleaf fissidens
moss 
Fissidens osmundioides Hedw.  osmund fissidens moss 
Fissidens papillosus Sande Lac.  fissidens moss 
         Fissidens donnellii Aust.   
Fissidens pauperculus Howe  fissidens moss 
Fissidens pellucidus Hornsch.  fissidens moss 
         Fissidens subcrenatus Schimp. in C. Müll.   
Fissidens polypodioides Hedw.  polypody fissidens moss 
Fissidens ravenelii Sull.  Ravenel's fissidens moss 
Fissidens reesei Crum & Anderson  Reese's fissidens moss 
Fissidens subbasilaris Hedw.  fissidens moss 
Fissidens sublimbatus Grout  fissidens moss 
         Fissidens limbatus Sull. var. brevifolius Sull.   
         Fissidens limbatus Sull. var. ensiformis (Grout) Grout   
Fissidens taxifolius Hedw.  fissidens moss 
Fissidens ventricosus Lesq.  fissidens moss 
         Fissidens rufulus auct. Amer.   
Fissidens zollingeri Mont.  Zollinger's fissidens moss 
         Fissidens kegelianus C. Müll.  

Classification:

Kingdom  Plantae -- Plants 
 Division  Bryophyta -- Mosses 
  Subdivision  Musci 
   Class  Bryopsida -- True mosses 
    Subclass  Bryidae 
     Order  Fissidentales 
      Family  Fissidentaceae 
       Genus  Fissidens Hedw. -- fissidens moss

As far as if any are suitable for use in aquaria, I don't know at this
point.  Perhaps through some additional research, we can determine this.
:)

P.S.  Sorry for the length, but hope some find it interesting.

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