antheridium

• Estrutura reprodutiva masculina de plantas criptógamas, como samambaias e musgos, que produz e libera anterozoides (gametas masculinos flagelados). É o equivalente funcional do estame ou do grão de pólen nas plantas com flores.

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.

   Órgão reprodutor masculino em criptógamos

   • 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.