spermatogenous cell
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0025525
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- None
- Definition
- A native plant cell (PO:0025606) that gives rise to one or more plant sperm cells (PO:0000084). [source: ISBN:1572590416, POC:Laurel_Cooper]
- Comment
- In liverworts, hornworts and mosses the spermatogenous cell gives rise to a single, biflagellated, antheridium sperm cell (PO:0025120). In angiosperms please use the generative cell (PO:0020097) and in gymnosperms use the body cell (PO:0025526).
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