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The ] of ''P.&nbsp;laevis'' has been subject to considerable study.<ref name="BalfourThaxter1948">{{cite book|last1=Balfour|first1=Isaac Bayley|last2=Thaxter|first2=Roland|last3=Blackman|first3=Vernon Herbert|coauthors=HighWire Press, Oxford Journals (Firm)|title=Annals of botany|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=AtHzAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=16 April 2011|year=1948|publisher=Academic Press|page=240}}</ref> In 1909, ] reported that the plant contained one chloroplast in each cell of the ] and two in each cell of the ].<ref name="Lander">{{cite journal|jstor=2436172|first=Caroline A. |last=Lander|title=The Relation of the Plastid to Nuclear Division in Anthoceros laevis|publisher='']''|date=Vol. 22, No. 1, Jan., 1935}}</ref> The sporophyte is likened to an elongated spindle.<ref name="Isaac"/> Research conducted by ] in 1924 revealed that two plastids are present in a cell when it is undergoing cell division, of which according to ] may vary in size.<ref name="Lander"/> The ] of the species, much like '']'', are composed of two ] apposed end-to end, which are connected by a continuation of their cartwheel structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jcb.rupress.org/content/44/2/454.full.pdf|author=Moser, John W. and Kreitner, Gerald L.|title=Centrosome Structure in Anthoceros Laevis and Marchantia Polymorphia|publisher=Department of Botany, ]|date=February 1, 1970|accessdate=16 April 2011}}</ref> The ] of ''P.&nbsp;laevis'' has been subject to considerable study.<ref name="BalfourThaxter1948">{{cite book|last1=Balfour|first1=Isaac Bayley|last2=Thaxter|first2=Roland|last3=Blackman|first3=Vernon Herbert|coauthors=HighWire Press, Oxford Journals (Firm)|title=Annals of botany|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=AtHzAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=16 April 2011|year=1948|publisher=Academic Press|page=240}}</ref> In 1909, ] reported that the plant contained one chloroplast in each cell of the ] and two in each cell of the ].<ref name="Lander">{{cite journal|jstor=2436172|first=Caroline A. |last=Lander|title=The Relation of the Plastid to Nuclear Division in Anthoceros laevis|publisher='']''|date=Vol. 22, No. 1, Jan., 1935}}</ref> The sporophyte is likened to an elongated spindle.<ref name="Isaac"/> Research conducted by ] in 1924 revealed that two plastids are present in a cell when it is undergoing cell division, of which according to ] may vary in size.<ref name="Lander"/> The ] of the species, much like '']'', are composed of two ] apposed end-to end, which are connected by a continuation of their cartwheel structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jcb.rupress.org/content/44/2/454.full.pdf|author=Moser, John W. and Kreitner, Gerald L.|title=Centrosome Structure in Anthoceros Laevis and Marchantia Polymorphia|publisher=Department of Botany, ]|date=February 1, 1970|accessdate=16 April 2011}}</ref>


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Phaeoceros laevis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Anthocerotophyta
Class: Anthocerotopsida
Order: Notothyladales
Family: Notothyladaceae
Genus: Phaeoceros
Species: P. laevis
Binomial name
Phaeoceros laevis
(L.) Prosk.
Synonyms

Anthoceros laevis L.

Phaeoceros laevis is a species of hornwort of the genus Phaeoceros. It is commonly found in areas where moisture is plentiful, such as moist soils in fields, the banks of streams and rivers or inundated beneath the surface of the rivers. It grows to a maximum height of about 5 millimetres and the plants are monoecious; the sex organs are visible on the dorsal surface.

The thallus is nearly flat on the upper surface. It is of dark green and somewhat lustrous color, devoid of intercellular spaces. Its capsule is commonly 6 inches (150 mm) to 18 inches (460 mm) in length. The base is surrounded by a cylindrical sheath that often flares at the mouth. Spores are yellow with a granular-papillose surface. The elaters are yellowish, often branches, and varying in size and form. The slender green capsules, when produced in large numbers, resemble grass tufts. Mature spores are necessary for species determination.

The cytology of P. laevis has been subject to considerable study. In 1909, Lotsy reported that the plant contained one chloroplast in each cell of the gametophyte and two in each cell of the sporophyte. The sporophyte is likened to an elongated spindle. Research conducted by Lorbeer in 1924 revealed that two plastids are present in a cell when it is undergoing cell division, of which according to McAllister may vary in size. The centrosomes of the species, much like Marchantia polymorpha, are composed of two centrioles apposed end-to end, which are connected by a continuation of their cartwheel structures.

Phaeoceros laevis (D). Illustration from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica

References

  1. ^ Isaac, Ivor (1941). "The Structure of Anthoceros laevis in relation to its Water Supply". Annals of Botany, N.S. 5. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. Britton, Nathaniel Lord (1918). Flora of Bermuda. C. Scribner's sons. pp. 469–. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  3. Balfour, Isaac Bayley; Thaxter, Roland; Blackman, Vernon Herbert (1948). Annals of botany. Academic Press. p. 240. Retrieved 16 April 2011. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Lander, Caroline A. (Vol. 22, No. 1, Jan., 1935). "The Relation of the Plastid to Nuclear Division in Anthoceros laevis". American Journal of Botany. JSTOR 2436172. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. Moser, John W. and Kreitner, Gerald L. (February 1, 1970). "Centrosome Structure in Anthoceros Laevis and Marchantia Polymorphia" (PDF). Department of Botany, University of Illinois. Retrieved 16 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Proskauer, Johannes (1951). "Studies on Anthocerotales. III. The genera Anthoceros and Phaeoceros". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 78 (4): 331–349.
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