pseudopodium
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0030055
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: pseudopodia
- exact: pseudopodio (Spanish)
- exact: 擬子柄 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A gametophore axis that is a leafless extension of a gametophore stem or branch on which a sporophyte is borne. [source: ISBN:0029496608, ISBN:0962073342]
- Comment
- Raises the sporophyte above the perichaetial bracts. Found in Sphagnum and Andreaea.
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