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well well, a very wet but not really conspicuous plant!!! which you will find within the next few days during your next forum trip. Is this correct, MWP?
Yes you (and later pine) are correct - I found this gall (pls confirm JP ) on Zannichellia melitensis. Is it cassed by a parasite or some rare ocassion of hypertrophy?
you should probably keep the location for a possible paper.
there are, if i remember right, 2 (unpublished) locations worldwide with these aquatic galls, one discovered by Edwin Lanfranco i think, the other by my humble self.
although i gave some material to a german professor who was interested i never got a feedback on the results.
yes, MWP, I confirm that the gall is from Z.m.. Have never seen them in life but I know a student who received a sample from our hotel reception. Know nothing about its biology or the gall producer and, in fact, have never been interested in.
Sdravko wrote:you should probably keep the location for a possible paper.
there are, if i remember right, 2 (unpublished) locations worldwide with these aquatic galls, one discovered by Edwin Lanfranco i think, the other by my humble self.
although i gave some material to a german professor who was interested i never got a feedback on the results.
which you will find within the next few days during your next forum trip. Is this correct, MWP? 
) on Zannichellia melitensis. Is it cassed by a parasite or some rare ocassion of hypertrophy?
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