Bryophyta Word List and Table

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Musci (mosses)
Hepaticae (liverworts)
Anthoceroteae (hornworts)
acrocarpous mossantheridial head dominate gametophyte
annulusantheridiophore egg
antheridium (pl. antheridia) antheridium (pl. antheridia) elater
antheridial cuparchegonial head embryo
archegonium (pl. archegonia) archegoniophorefoot
calyptraarchegonium (pl. archegonia) gametophyte
capsuledominate gametophyte meristem
dominate gametophyte eggneck
eggelater neck canal
embryoembryo neck canal cells
erectfoot oogamy
footgametophyte parasitic sporophyte
gametophytegemma (pl. gemmae) protonema (pl. protonemata)
gemma (pl. gemmae) gemma cupshort lived sporophyte
gemma headHepaticae sporanium (pl. sporangia)
hygroscopichygroscopic spore
long-lived sporophyte leafy liverwortspore mother cell
Muscilong-lived sporophyte spore tetrad
neckneck sporophyte
neck canalneck canal thallose
neck canal cellsneck canal cells venter
oogamyoogamy ventral canal cell
operculumparasitic sporophyte ventral canal cell
parasitic sporophyte prostrate
peristomeprotonema (pl. protonemata)
peristome teethshort lived sporophyte
pleurocarpous moss sporanium (pl. sporangia)
prostratespore
protonema (pl. protonemata) spore mother cell
rhizoidsporophyte
seta (pl. setae)thallose
sporanium (pl. sporangia) ventral canal cell
sporeventer
spore mother cellventer
sporophyte
venter