antheridium

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025125
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: anteridio (Spanish)
exact: antheridia
exact: 造精器 (Japanese)
Definition
A multicellular plant gametangium (PO:0025124) that produces antheridium sperm cells (PO:0025120) and has as parts an antheridium jacket layer (PO:0030053) and an antheridium stalk (PO:0030035). [source: POC:curators]
Comment
The antheridium (PO:0025125) occurs in bryophytes and pteridophytes, but never in gymnosperms or angiosperms, where male gametes are produced in the pollen (PO:0025281), a specialized (reduced) gametangium.

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