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[APD] Java Vs Singapore Moss & DNA Fingerprinting of Mosses
Hi, folks,
The article as mentioned by Scott is archived in killies.com. Here's the link:
http://www.killies.com/Truthaboutmosses.htm
I'm in correspondence with Christel Kasselmann and there's a fairly
good chance the common name for Vesicularia dubyana may revert back
to Java Moss. As for Taxiphyllum barbieri, Ms Kasselmann informed me
that she found a record of a common name for it, dating back to an
article in 1969. If this is proven, it could possibly mean that the
name "Singapore Moss" will become redundant. But then again, we can
use it as another common name for V. dubyana. In other words, Java
Moss could probably end up to be the same as Singapore Moss. But
nothing's confirmed yet. We have to leave it to the experts to sort
out the mess.
It's all very confusing. The problem is one of
misidentification. What we thought to be Java Moss was actually
something else all along. The experts, people like Ms Kasselmann and
Professor Benito weren't the ones at fault. There was never any
confusion over the scientific names. They knew which was which. If
there's anyone to be blamed, it was us. The hobbyists were the ones
who got it all wrong in the first place. I may have to shoulder a
large portion of the blame as I was the person who brought what I
thought to be Java Moss to the professor. But then again, you can't
blame me. Every hobbyist I know would have made the same
mistake. Heck, even Oriental aquatic plant farm, which I've visited
several times, got it wrong too.
In any case, the mix-up between the names is not the thing on my mind
right now. I'm appealing to you all for help. Chishio needs 10
samples each of the various aquarium mosses. So far, I received only
one response. I can understand that people come and go. [Redacted]
Loh K L
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