archegonium megagametophyte
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0025282
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: archegonial megagametophyte
- exact: arquegonio del megagametofito (Spanish)
- exact: 造卵器大配偶体 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A megagametophyte (PO:0025279) that has as parts one or more archegonia (PO:0025126). [source: POC:curators]
- Comment
- Megagametophytes in bryophytes only produce egg cells, but do not develop from megaspores, because there is no heterospory in bryophytes. In some pteridophytes, megagametophytes develop from megaspores.
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