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The second record of a natural apogamous moss sporophyte worldwide

Wagieh EL-SAADAWI, Hanaa SHABBARA & Marwa EL-FARAMAWI

en Cryptogamie, Bryologie 33 (2) - Pages 185-190

Published on 27 April 2012

An apogamous sporophyte is reported on a gametophore of the moss Fissidens crassipes subsp. warnstorfii (M.Fleisch.) Brugg.-Nann. The apogamous sporophyte is developed in lateral position near the base of the stem of the gametophore. The seta is relatively short and delicate and the capsule without spores. The moss was found growing in a greenhouse in Cairo, Egypt. This is the second record of a natural apogamous moss sporophyte worldwide. A relevant discussion on the phenomenon of apogamy is given.


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