male archesporial cell

Term Information

Accession
PO:0006014
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
narrow: anther archesporial cell
exact: célula masculina arquesporial (Spanish)
exact: 雄性胞原細胞 (Japanese)
exact: male archesporial initial
Definition
An archesporial cell (PO:0030056) that is part of a microsporangium (PO:0025202) and divides to gives rise to a microsporocyte (PO:0020047). [source: PMID:10465788, POC:curators]
Comment
Found in heterosporous ferns and seed plants. May also give rise to sterile cells. In seed plants, a male archesporial cell undergoes periclinal division, giving rise to an inner primary sporogenous cell layer and an outer primary parietal cell.

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