Sporangium - Wikipedia A sporangium (from Late Latin, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá) ' seed ' and ἀγγεῖον (angeîon) ' vessel '; pl : sporangia) [1] is an enclosure in which spores are formed [2] It can be composed of a single cell or can be multicellular
Sporangium | biology | Britannica The sporangia (spore cases) occur singly on the adaxial side (the upper side facing the stem) of the leaf The lycophytes generally bear conelike structures called strobili, which are tight aggregations of sporophylls (sporangium-bearing leaves)
Sporangium – Definition, Characteristics, Structure, Importance In summary, sporangia are fundamental structures in the life cycles of numerous organisms, facilitating the formation and storage of spores, and thereby ensuring continuity and propagation of species A sporangium is a specialized cellular structure in plants and fungi responsible for the formation, encapsulation, and dissemination of spores
25. 1D: Sporophytes and Gametophytes in Seedless Plants The sporophyte bears the sporangia (singular, sporangium): organs that first appeared in the land plants The term “sporangia” literally means “spore in a vessel”: it is a reproductive sac that contains spores
Sporangium - Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia In the male stobilus or microstrobilus, the sporophylls are called micosporophylls and the sporangia, microsporangia, which produce the pollen In most microstrobili, the microsporangia are located on the abaxial (under) side of the micosporophylls
What is the Difference Between Sporophyll and Sporangia Sporangia are the structures that enclose spores they can be either unicellular or multicellular Therefore, there are two types of sporangia: unilocular sporangia and plurilocular sporangia Unilocular sporangia are a type of sporangia produced by brown algae, Ectocarpus
The evolution and development of sporangia—The . . . - ScienceDirect This review summarizes the development of vascular plant sporangia, molecular genetics of angiosperm sporangia, and provides a framework to investigate evolution and development in vascular plant sporangia
Sporangia | definition of sporangia by Medical dictionary A saclike structure (a cell) within a fungus, in which asexual spores are borne by progressive cleavage [L fr G sporos, seed, + angeion, vessel] A single-celled or many-celled structure in which spores are produced, especially in fungi, algae, mosses, and ferns Also called spore case