Phylum Bryophyta

Microscope Slide: Marchantia Life History

Class Hepaticae – Liverworts Four sections on one slide: gemmae cups, archegonia, antheridia, and sporophyte. More.

Microscope Slide: Marchantia Antheridial Head

Class Hepaticae – Liverworts Longitudinal section. Cavities in male disc, antheridia well-shown. More.

Microscope Slide: Marchantia Archegonial Head

Class Hepaticae – Liverworts Longitudinal section. Section of disc shows archegonia contained on undersurface. More.

Microscope Slide: Moss Life History

Class Musci – Mosses Four on one slide: male and female heads, longitudinal sections, sporophyte, longitudinal section, and protonema, whole mount. More.

Microscope Slide: Mnium, Antheridial Head

Class Musci – Mosses Longitudinal section. Sectioned tip of gametophyte, numerous antheridia separated by paraphyses are well-shown, including “leaves”. More.

Microscope Slide: Mnium, Archegonial Head

Class Musci – Mosses Longitudinal section. Sectioned tip of gametophyte, shows archegonia, paraphyses, and enclosing “leaves”. More.

Microscope Slide: Moss Protonema, Whole Mount

Class Musci – Mosses More.