gemmae cup lunularia - Biology 321

Gemmae Cups and Gemmae on a Liverwort gemmae cups The gemma cups are cup-like structures containing gemmae, which are small discs of haploid tissue Gemmae directly give rise to gametophytes and are dispersed gemmae cups Gemmae are green multicellular asexual buds, which develop in small receptacles called gemma cups located on the thalli Gemmae become detached from the

gemmae cups These cups produce numerous small structures called gemmae which can grow into whole new plants Close-up of a gemma cup This is a longitudinal section through