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Underwater pollination
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Seagrasses, such as the Zostera shown at top, can grow in dense clumps. The close-up image at bottom left shows two tiny female flowers opening, with a male flower releasing white pollen in between the other two. At bottom right, filaments of pollen in Zostera marina float around fine metal forceps.
Credit: Top photo: Chris Pickerell, www.seagrassli.org; Bottom photos: J. Ackerman
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