epiphragm
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0030054
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: epifragma (Spanish)
- exact: epiphram
- exact: tympanum
- exact: 冬蓋 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A portion of parenchyma tissue that forms a circular membrane extending from a spore capsule columella and attached to the ends of the peristome teeth that covers a spore capsule mouth. [source: ISBN:0962073342]
- Comment
- Present in some moss species of the family Polytrichaceae.
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