antheridium
noun
a male reproductive structure producing gametes, occurring in ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae.
antheridia
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pluralof antheridium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The sperm and eggs are produced on gametophytes in antheridia and archegonia, and fertilization requires a thin film of water, so that the sperm can swim to the eggs.
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Sperm are produced in antheridia and need standing water to swim to the eggs to form a diploid zygote.
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The gametophyte contains antheridia that produce, sperm and archegonia that produce eggs.
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Male sex organs called antheridia produce sperm, and female sex organs called archegonia produce eggs.
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The yellow masses are masses of antheridia; the round bodies, the oögonia.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell
