Аннотация:The ultrastructure of germinating and ungerminated Sphagnum spores was investigated by
TEM. Germinating spores differed from ungerminated spores not only by their protoplast condition
but also by the sporoderm ultrastructure. The middle layer of the intine intensely thickens on the
proximal hemisphere during spore germination. It actively promotes the protoplast exit through the
open laesura outside a sporoderm to form a young protonema. The granular layer which is described
traditionally as an outer intine is considered as a separate acetolysis resistant layer and is compared
with the endexine of pollen grains.