Java moss sprouts

[beastie]

Hi 

Any idea what has sprouted in my moss? The moss is sitting in a box that I have ready with a sort of filtration, and it looks like some sprouts are all over the moss and inside it too.

I have never seen such sprouts

Do you have any idea?

 

[Tlindsey]

On 8/4/2024 at 7:43 AM, beastie said:

Hi 

Any idea what has sprouted in my moss? The moss is sitting in a box that I have ready with a sort of filtration, and it looks like some sprouts are all over the moss and inside it too.

I have never seen such sprouts

Do you have any idea?

 

Rhizoids I believe. @beastie

[kammaroon]

They are sporophytes which release spores for reproduction. My Java moss does the same in my tank. 

[beastie]

Nice, i never seen it before.

I was afraid it was another plant invading, i had it once, the meat eater :))

[Woowala]

if you've got any terrestrial mosses in your yard you can see this with them, depending on the time of year.  it's got half (or double, I forget which) the number of chromosomes as the green stuff. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternation_of_generations

plants are absolutely bananas