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The archegonial head has fronds, like a palm tree.

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A slender stalk extends from the thallus, and an archegonial head sits at its top.

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The underside of the archegonial head contains protrusions called archegonia, which house the eggs.

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Fertilization is effected by the passage of a spermatozoid, attracted probably by means of a chemical stimulus, down the passage of the archegonial neck and its fusion with the ovum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

The very large, thin-walled spores escape on the decay of the capsule, which ruptures the archegonial wall irregularly.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various