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Common name ‘mosquito fern’. |
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Habitat: |
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Freshwater. Tropical to temperate lakes and streams. Epineustonic (floating on water surface). Considered to be invasive in Europe. |
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http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plnov98.htm (endobiont Anabaena azollae; disporous gametophyte) |