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AN ELECTRON-MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF SPORE WALL STRUCTURE IN THE MUSCI |
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| Authors: | John W. McClymont Donald A. LARSON |
| Affiliation: | Department of Biology, Findlay College, Findlay, Ohio Department of Botany and Plant Research Institute, University of Texas, Austin, Texas |
| Abstract: | Spores of 9 species of mosses were embedded in plastic and sectioned for light and electron microscopy. The presence of 4 spore wall layers was found to be of common occurrence. A comparison with pollen wall structure was made. Variations in the layers contributing to the ornamentation were noted. A multi-layered intine was observed in the genus Archidium. The results indicate that thin sectioning should yield additional sporoderm characteristics of systematic value. |
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