antheridium

• Sustantivo que designa el órgano reproductor masculino en plantas que producen esporas, como helechos y musgos, el cual genera y libera espermatozoides (anterozoides). Es el equivalente del anteridio en las plantas con flores, aunque en estas el análogo funcional es la antera.

A noun referring to the male reproductive organ in spore-producing plants, such as ferns and mosses, which produces and releases sperm cells (antherozoids). It is the equivalent of the anther in flowering plants.

plural irregular

1. Male reproductive organ in cryptogamsC2formalscientific

   The male sex organ of spore-producing plants, such as ferns, mosses, and algae, which produces and releases sperm cells (antherozoids). It is the equivalent of the anther in flowering plants.

   Anteridio

   • The antheridium of the moss releases sperm that swim through water to fertilize the egg.
   • In ferns, the antheridium is typically located on the underside of the prothallus.
   • Botanists studied the development of the antheridium in liverworts.