antheridia

(noun)

a haploid structure or organ producing and containing male gametes (called antherozoids or sperm) present in lower plants like mosses and ferns, primitive vascular psilotophytes, and fungi

Related Terms

  • ascospore
  • Ascomycota
  • ascomycete
  • conidia
  • ascocarp
  • ascus
  • ascogonium
  • plasmogamy

Examples of antheridia in the following topics:

  • Ascomycota: The Sac Fungi

    • The "male" strain produces an antheridium (plural: antheridia) and the "female" strain develops an ascogonium (plural: ascogonia).
  • Streptophytes and Reproduction of Green Algae

    • The reproductive organs consist of antheridia and oogonia, although the structure of these organs differs considerably from the corresponding organs in the Algae.
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