Marimos are asexual which means they have no gender and they don't reproduce sexually.
Reference: Akiko Soejima, Natsuko Yamazaki, Takako Nishino, Isamu Wakana. (2009). Genetic variation and structure of the endangered freshwater benthic alga Marimo, Aegagropila linnaei (Ulvophyceae) in Japanese lakes. Aquatic Ecology 43, 359-370.
They kind of just split... So those other random marimo websites are true.
So the marimo that i split is likely to survive.
Many people write on the internet that marimo do not need much light because they live in deep lakes. I don't think this is largely true. According to a research article, "Wild" marimo thrive in shallow lakes. which allows sunlight to penetrate through (Christian Boedeker, Anja Eggert, Anne Immers, Erik Smets, 2010).
Reference: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/bio.2010.60.3.5
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| Wild Marimo in Lake Akan, Japan |
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