Liverwort gametophore with archegonia, fluorescence micrograph

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Fluorescence micrograph of a leafy liverwort (Lophocolea heterophylla) gametophore consisting of a small shoot and three rows of leaves. Female shoots produce archegonia. Only one archegonium in each cluster is fertilised and begins sporophyte generation. A few archegonia are visible here. The largest has probably just been fertilised. Observed in ultraviolet (UV) light. Magnification: x166 when printed at 10 x 10 cm.

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Photo credit: © MAGDA TURZANSKA / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, -vascular, archegonium, autofluorescence, biological, biology, botanical, botany, flora, fluorescence, fluorescent, gametophyte, heterophylla, light, liverwort, lm, lophocolea, micrograph, microscopy, nature, plant, ultraviolet, uv