The spores of Schistostega pennata (Hedw.) Web. et Mohr have sticky surface and can not be freely dispersed by wind in fresh state. Also spore surface ornamentation is very similar to that of Splachnum, Tetraplodon and Aplodon, genera strictly adapted to entomochory; this allows to suggest the adaptation to zoochory in Schistostega. Other evidences of zoochory in Schistostega are based on its recent rapid expansion in some parts of Central Russia, on habitat peculiarities, and on some other parallels in morphology with Splachnaceae. The possible dispersal agents are discussed (birds, mammals, insects, spiders, etc.), but no one of them can be chosen as the main one, at least in the forests of Central Russia.
ÐåçþìåÑïîðû Schistostega pennata (Hedw.) Web. et Mohr èìåþò ëèïêóþ ïîâåðõíîñòü è â ñâåaeåì ñîñòîÿíèè íå ìîãóò ðàñïðîñòðàíÿòüñÿ âåòðîì. Îðíàìåíòàöèÿ ïîâåðõíîñòè ñïîð âåñüìà ñõîäíà ñ òàêîâîé Splachnum, Tetraplodon è Aplodon, ðîäîâ, äëÿ êîòîðûõ ïîêàçàíà èñêëþ÷èòåëüíàÿ àäàïòàöèÿ ê ýíòîìîõîðíîìó ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèþ ñïîð. Ýòî äàåò âîçìîaeíîñòü ïðåäïîëîaeèòü çîîõîðèþ êàê îñíîâíîé ñïîñîá ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèÿ äèàñïîð ó Schistostega. Äîïîëíèòåëüíûìè îñíîâàíèÿìè äëÿ òàêîãî çàêëþ÷åíèÿ ÿâëÿþòñÿ äàííûå î íåäàâíåì áûñòðîì ðàññåëåíèè Schistostega â Öåíòðàëüíîé Ðîññèè, îñîáåííîñòÿõ åå ýêîëîãèè, à òàêaeå ïðî÷èõ îáùèõ ñî Splachnaceae ìîðôîëîãè÷åñêèõ ïðèçíàêàõ. Âîçìîaeíûìè ïåðåíîñ÷èêàìè äèàñïîð ìîãóò áûòü ðàçíûå aeèâîòíûå (ïòèöû, çâåðè, íàñåêîìûå, ïàóêîîáðàçíûå è äð.), íî âûÿâèòü ãëàâíîãî ðàñïðîñòðàíèòåëÿ ñïîð â ëåñàõ Öåíòðàëüíîé Ðîññèè íå óäàëîñü.