antheridium microgametophyte
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0025283
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: anteridio del microgametofito (Spanish)
- exact: antheridial microgametophyte
- exact: 造精器小胞子体(小配偶体) (Japanese)
- Definition
- A microgametophyte (PO:0025280) that has as parts one or more antheridia (PO:0025125). [source: POC:curators]
- Comment
- Microgametophytes in bryophytes only produce sperm cells, but do not develop from microspores, because there is no heterospory in bryophytes. In some pteridophytes, microgametophytes develop from microspores.
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