Need Help with fern reproduction
Hello,
This is a darkfield image from a prepared microscope slide labelled "Fern Spicules." The nominal magnification is about 100X. I am not knowledgeable about fern reproduction other than to recognize that this may be a gametophyte or some stage along the way., What are these and can anone name the species? http://mywebpages.comcast.net/nghy/n...rn_spicule.jpg Thanks for the help. Aaron |
Need Help with fern reproduction
AFAIK spicules have nothing to do with reproduction
PvR schreef This is a darkfield image from a prepared microscope slide labelled "Fern Spicules." The nominal magnification is about 100X. I am not knowledgeable about fern reproduction other than to recognize that this may be a gametophyte or some stage along the way., What are these and can anone name the species? http://mywebpages.comcast.net/nghy/n...rn_spicule.jpg Thanks for the help. Aaron |
Need Help with fern reproduction
These look a lot like peltate trichomes or peltate scales often found
on the undersides of leaves or other plant parts: http://www.si.edu/scmre/learning/lewisclark.htm Peltate means umbrella-like and has been used to describe some fern reproductive structures, such as the indusium of Matoniaceae: http://lsvl.la.asu.edu/plb407/kpigg/...s&conifers.htm The term spicule is applied to the skeletons of sponges: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/porifera/porskel.html David R. Hershey wrote in message . .. Hello, This is a darkfield image from a prepared microscope slide labelled "Fern Spicules." The nominal magnification is about 100X. I am not knowledgeable about fern reproduction other than to recognize that this may be a gametophyte or some stage along the way., What are these and can anone name the species? http://mywebpages.comcast.net/nghy/n...rn_spicule.jpg Thanks for the help. Aaron |
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