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cladocarpous (branching) mosses. This is
based on the
position of the
perichaetia and sporophytes.
Acrocarps are
generally characterized by an upright...
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peculiar form of
cleistocarpous capsule,
erect growth form,
lateral perichaetia, and
ecostate leaves. Its
exceedingly large, inoperculate, and often...
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feature that
differentiates the two is that F.
osmundioideshas terminal perichaetia and
rhizoids papillose in nature.
Another species that it
often gets...
- a
distinctly zig-zag appearance, the
branches often arising from old
perichaetia in
clusters of 2–4.
Leaves of
lower stem triangular-lanceolate, appearing...
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brown or
black with
eroded leaves. This
species is monoicious, with
perichaetia and
perigonia arising from the same stems.
Sporophytes are
limited to...
- and
deciduous branchlets with foliose,
deltoid pseudoparaphyllia. Its
perichaetia are con****uous,
scattered and
arising on stems;
inner perichaetial leaves...
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reproductive structures of F. usambaricus can be male (perigonia),
female (
perichaetia), or both (synoecia), and are
found at the tips of the stems. The male...
- dioecious, with an
upright sporangium often visible.
Female stems bare the
perichaetia, or the
protective tissues surrounding the
developing seta and **** organs...
- (up to 170 by 30–40 μm). The
reproductive structures include lateral perichaetia (structures
protecting the
developing sporophyte) with broad, spatulate...
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forms can be
explained by the fact that male
reproductive structures (
perichaetia) in the
typical variety are
surrounded by
leaves with
hyaline (translucent)...
