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Anthoceros
''Anthoceros'' is a genus of hornworts in the family Anthocerotaceae. It is distributed globally. Species of ''Anthoceros'' are characterized by having a small to medium-sized, green thallus that is more or less lobed along the margins. Etymology The name ''Anthoceros'' means 'flower horn', referring to the characteristic horn-shaped sporophytes that all hornworts produce. Description The spores are dark gray, dark brown or black. This distinguishes it from the related genus '' Phaeoceros'', which produces yellow spores. The thallus lacks air chambers and scales, and has no well defined mid rib. It has unicellular smooth rhizoids in the ventral region. It is irregularly lobed, and exhibits rare dichotomous branching. The thallus has little to no tissue differentiation, being composed of thin, compactly arranged uniform parenchymatous cells. ''Anthoceros'' species are host to species of ''Nostoc'', a symbiotic relationship in which ''Nostoc'' provides nitrogen to its host t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthoceros Punctatus
''Anthoceros'' is a genus of hornworts in the family Anthocerotaceae. It is distributed globally. Species of ''Anthoceros'' are characterized by having a small to medium-sized, green thallus that is more or less lobed along the margins. Etymology The name ''Anthoceros'' means 'flower horn', referring to the characteristic horn-shaped sporophytes that all hornworts produce. Description The spores are dark gray, dark brown or black. This distinguishes it from the related genus '' Phaeoceros'', which produces yellow spores. The thallus lacks air chambers and scales, and has no well defined mid rib. It has unicellular smooth rhizoids in the ventral region. It is irregularly lobed, and exhibits rare dichotomous branching. The thallus has little to no tissue differentiation, being composed of thin, compactly arranged uniform parenchymatous cells. ''Anthoceros'' species are host to species of ''Nostoc'', a symbiotic relationship in which ''Nostoc'' provides nitrogen to its host th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |