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Fontinalis
Also called Willowmosses
Fontinalis is a genus of submerged aquatic mosses, commonly called willow moss or water moss, that grow attached to rocks and logs in cool, clean water. Keep it cold, clear, and well oxygenated, and it does best where it can anchor to stones or wood.
Fontinalis is a genus of submerged aquatic mosses belonging to the subclass Bryidae. These mosses are also called willow moss, fountain moss, brook moss and water moss. The genus is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere and includes both species that occur in still water and in flowing water.
Fontinalis occurs primarily in clean, acidic freshwater across Afro-Eurasia, Iceland, and the Americas, attached to submerged rocks and logs. Some species of this genus can live in suboptimal conditions, like concrete ditches impacted by rocky substrata from run-offs. It generally prefers cool, darker environments – with temperature preferences varying between 10 and 15 °C depending on the species. However, higher temperatures don't necessarily kill them, as it generally only causes a temporary cessation to their growth.
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