Moss sporangium, fluorescence micrograph

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Fluorescence micrograph of a transverse section through the upper part of a moss (Tortula truncata) sporangium. The sporangium is the final stage of moss sporophyte development. Spores are produced as a result of meiotic divisions of archesporial tissue inside the moss capsule. Moss capsules are closed with a lid util they are ripe . Every single haploid spore can germinate into a protonema and start moss gametophyte generation. Observed in ultraviolet (UV) light. Magnification: x200 when printed at 10 x 10 cm.

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Keywords: -, -vascular, autofluorescence, biological, biology, botanical, botany, bryophytes, flora, fluorescence, fluorescent, light, lm, micrograph, microscopy, moss, nature, plant, sporangium, sporophyte, tortula, truncata, ultraviolet, uv