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Azolla
Sign in to saveAzolla (commonly called mosquito fern, water fern, and fairy moss) is a genus of seven species of aquatic ferns in the family Salviniaceae. They are extremely reduced in form and specialized, having a significantly different appearance to other ferns and more resembling some mosses or even duckweeds. Azolla filiculoides is one of two fern species for which a reference genome has been published. It is believed that this genus grew so prolifically during the Eocene (and thus absorbed such a large amount of carbon) that it triggered a global cooling event that has lasted to the present.
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Azolla is a genus within the family Salviniaceae. It belongs to the order Salviniales, class Polypodiopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The taxon is accepted under the authority Lam. and is commonly known as mosquitofern, azola, Mosquito fern, or Limaskasaniaiset. Its habitat is freshwater.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including UCMP, FMNH, INECOL, NY, and CAS. These records originate from the United States, Mexico, and China. The taxon has 64,590 occurrences and 880 records, with 524 media items associated with it.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderSalviniales
- FamilySalviniaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 880
- With media
- 524
- Family
- Salviniaceae
- Collections
- UCMP, FMNH, INECOL, NY, CAS
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, China
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Phylogeny
- Ecology
- ''Azolla filiculoides''
- Reproduction
- Applications
- Food and animal feed
- Concerns related to BMAA
- Companion plant
- Larvicide
- Paleoclimatology and climate change
- Invasive species
- Bioremediation
- Notes
- References
- External links
Azolla (commonly called mosquito fern, water fern, and fairy moss) is a genus of seven species of aquatic ferns in the family Salviniaceae. They are extremely reduced in form and specialized, having a significantly different appearance to other ferns and more resembling some mosses or even duckweeds. Azolla filiculoides is one of two fern species for which a reference genome has been published. It is believed that this genus grew so prolifically during the Eocene (and thus absorbed such a large amount of carbon) that it triggered a global cooling event that has lasted to the present.
Azolla may establish as an invasive plant in areas where it is not native. In such a situation, it can alter aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity substantially by exhausting oxygen and covering water surface making underwater plants unable to photosynthesise.
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