Hornwort sporocytes. Fluorescence light micrograph of a longitudinal section through a sporangium of a Phaeoceros carolinianus hornwort. The rounded y

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Hornwort sporocytes. Fluorescence light micrograph of a longitudinal section through a sporangium of a Phaeoceros carolinianus hornwort. The rounded yellow structures are sporocytes, part of the reproductive cycle of this plant. The sporocytes divide into spores that are dispersed on the wind to form new hornwort plants. Hornworts, liverworts and mosses are non-vascular plants collectively known as bryophytes. This sample has been stained with berberine, which fluoresces yellow under ultraviolet (UV) light. Magnification: x360 when printed at 10 centimetres across.

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