epidermal rhizoid

Term Information

Accession
PO:0030071
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: 表皮仮根 (Japanese)
exact: rizoide epidérmico (Spanish)
Definition
A rhizoid (PO:0030078) that develops from an epidermal rhizoid initial cell (PO:0030068). [source: ISBN:12917289]
Comment
Found in bryophytes and pteridophytes growing from the epidermis of a gametophore or the lower surface of a thallus and in some monocots growing from the stem at the cotyledonary node. May be considered a type of trichome.

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