Aquascope Facts
Little bladder wrack


Bladder wrack´s life cycle. Every plant bears either male or female receptacles. The plants have a dubble collection of chromosomes - one collection from the mother, the other from the father. Eggs and sperm have only one collection.

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Close to the water surface

Endures drought and cold
Home for many
Thread-like algae
take over

Protect themselves with poison and mucus

Eggs and sperms at the top

Bladder wrack without bladders

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