Mnium moss. Light micrograph of the 'flower' head of Mnium punctatum moss. The terminal rosette of leaves enclose the club-like antheridia (brown gree

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Mnium moss. Light micrograph of the 'flower' head of Mnium punctatum moss. The terminal rosette of leaves enclose the club-like antheridia (brown green) amongst the surrounding paraphyses (transparent), which are long rows of cells full of chloroplasts. Magnification: x13 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Photo credit: © DR KEITH WHEELER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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