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(from prepared slide)
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Hornworts
Hornworts from the Southeastern U.S. Links: Hornwort Homepage by Joel Duff Phylum description & more at Land Plants Online
| Phaeoceros showing gametophyte thallus and the bases of sporophytes' capsules sheathed by tubular involucres | |
| Phaeoceros showing single, large chloroplast in each cell of gametophyte | click images to enlarge |
| Anthoceros, cross section through sporangium (from prepared slide) |
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| Hornwort sporangium squashed under a coverslip. The pointer of the microscope is on the columella. Image also shows numerous spore tetrads. |
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| Notothylas orbicularis |
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