squid lips
Seedling
its just a single strand growing out of my java moss in my shrimp only tank cheers
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plant ID please
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Hi all,
I'm pretty sure it is a Charophyte (Chara or Nitella spp.) these are highly modified green algae that resemble higher plants. They are also called "Stoneworts", as the stems are stiff & calcified (a bit like the marine red algae Corallina). They are well known for having extremely large cells.
They are pretty difficult to I.D to species level, even in the UK. If you find them in the wild it almost indicates good water quality as they are some of the first plants to be lost with increasing eutrophication.
http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/naturallyscottish/stoneworts/important.asp
cheers Darrel
I'm pretty sure it is a Charophyte (Chara or Nitella spp.) these are highly modified green algae that resemble higher plants. They are also called "Stoneworts", as the stems are stiff & calcified (a bit like the marine red algae Corallina). They are well known for having extremely large cells.
They are pretty difficult to I.D to species level, even in the UK. If you find them in the wild it almost indicates good water quality as they are some of the first plants to be lost with increasing eutrophication.
http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/naturallyscottish/stoneworts/important.asp
cheers Darrel
squid lips
Seedling
thanks for that
it is a nice looking plant pity theres only 1
and it makes a change from "its because you have dirty water"
it is a nice looking plant pity theres only 1
and it makes a change from "its because you have dirty water"
