spore capsule operculum

Term Information

Accession
PO:0030044
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: 胞子嚢蓋 (Japanese)
exact: opérculo de la cápsula productora de esporas (Spanish)
exact: sporangium lid
exact: spore capsule lid
exact: spore capsule opercula
Definition
A cardinal organ part that is the apical part of a spore capsule that separates from the rest of the capsule during dehiscence. [source: ISBN:0962073342, ISBN:9780473067304]
Comment
Found in mosses. May remain partly attached to the rest of the capsule.

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