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SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF ANTHERIDIA AND ARCHEGONIA OF ANEMIA MEXICANA KLOTZSCH
Authors:Joan E. Nester
Affiliation:Department of Botany, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 50011
Abstract:Antheridia and archegonia of the fern Anemia mexicana were viewed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The mature antheridium is composed of a cap, ring, and basal cell with spermatozoids inside. The archegonium neck is composed of a neck canal cell surrounded by four rows of neck cells. The ventral canal cell and egg were not observed. The neck bends toward the notched meristem. The neck cells usually are uniform in shape and arrangement, but in some archegonia, shape and arrangement of neck cells was irregular. The apex of these archegonia often appeared swollen because of the random cell arrangement. In the presence of water, the antheridium cap is partially detached and the spermatozoids emerge. At this time, the neck cells open at the end of the archegonium in preparation for fertilization. The basic morphology of the antheridia and archegonia is similar to previous reports, although SEM provides more structural detail and a better three-dimensional visualization of these reproductive structures.
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