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SPOROPHYL [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

A small foliaceous structure bearing the sporangia ...

CONT

The large sporophyte contains a specialized reproductive tissue, the sporophyll. The sporophyll develops zoospores during the winter, but these are not released until the late spring or early summer when the water has warmed. The zoospores settle on a hard surface after a short planktonic existence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Feuille ou fronde portant les organes sporifères chez les ptéridophytes (fougères et plantes voisines) et, par extension, dans d'autres groupes botaniques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Órgano foliáceo que contiene los esporangios.

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