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Tectaria latifoliaObserver
lhsaquaticDescription
Fern Sp; Mature plants around 2 foot high; full size of frond approx 30cm long; shiny, black colored stem; growing in muddy soil, shallow roots clinging to rocks.
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Katydids (Family Tettigoniidae)Observer
lhsaquaticDescription
Tiny grasshopper (?); body aprox 1 cm long, antennae approx 9 cm long; found solitary, sitting on a leaf
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Lanceleaf Tongue Fern (Pyrrosia lanceolata)Observer
lhsaquaticDescription
Small leave stem from climbing root; some leaves rounded, some (spore bearing) elongated; leathery and seem to like sun and shade; overtakes entire trunks of tree.
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Antrophyum alatumObserver
lhsaquaticDescription
Small epiphyte, shade loving, smal leaves
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Monarch Fern (Microsorum scolopendria)Observer
lhsaquaticDescription
Vey common fern - yet I am unable to identify as there are so many species that look so similar to me with such different names! Terrestrial, attaches to lower part of trees; a long meandering root from which stems arise.
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Mare's Tail Fern (Asplenium polyodon)Observer
lhsaquaticDescription
Black stem, pointed leaves, growing from crevice in tree trunk, shade loving - unsure of identity?
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Ribbon Fern (Ophioderma pendulum)Observer
lhsaquaticDescription
Protruding from the base of a basket fern; downward drooping 'leaves'; an unusual appednage grows from the middle of a 'leaf' - spore case? I am not sure.
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Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)Observer
lhsaquaticDescription
Specimen possessed a 'double snorkel' instead of the identifiable single spout - observed several other identical species, with double barrel "snorkel". Taken on night dive, approx 6 - 10 meters deep, on sandy rubbly patch. Sole approx 15 cm in lengh
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
lhsaquaticDescription
Small weed like clumps growing in grassy expanse with small pale purple flowers approx 5mm in diameter.
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Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)Observer
lhsaquaticDescription
Minute-daisy like flower found in broad grass stretches, flowers approx 3 - 5 mm diameter on thin 3 - 4 cm stem