Dr. Dennis Walker,   Department of Biological Sciences,   Humboldt State University

 


Sporogenesis in Helminthostachys zeylanica

Grefsrud, P.M. 1991. Sporogenesis in Helminthostachys zeylanica. M.A. thesis at Humboldt State University.
      [major professor: Dennis K. Walker]

electronmicrograph of Helminthostachys zeylanica eusporangium showing sporangial wall cells (SWC), tapetum (T) and sporocytes(Sp) electronmicrograph of young sporocytes (Sp) of Helminthostachys zeylanica electronmicrograph of young sporocytes (Sp) of Helminthostachys zeylanica during cell wall deposition and showing plasmodesmata (pd)
     
electronmicrograph of early plasmodial tapetum (T) adjacent to young sporocytes (Sp) of Helminthostachys zeylanica eusporangium electronmicrograph of older sporocytes (Sp) of Helminthostachys zeylanica showing cell walls (CW), lipid bodies (l), nuclei (N), plastids (pl) and vacuoles (va) electronmicrograph of Helminthostachys zeylanica spore tetrad (ts) surrounded by plasmodial tapetum (p) and showing exospore layer (ex2)