The material on this page is not part of the required reading to prepare for lab. Its purpose is to make the images available in color.
All images on this page (c) Steven J. Baskauf CC BY except as noted.
Fern sori on lower surface of frond
Link to actual Ceratopteris richardii sporangia image page.
Ceratopteris richardii (C-fern) sporophyte. Image from http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/43267 CC BY-NC-SA
C. richardii male gametophyte. Image from http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/10131 CC BY-NC-SA
C. richardii hermaphrodite gametophyte. Image from http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/10138 CC BY-NC-SA
Sperm release in C. richardii. Image from http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/30530 CC BY-NC-SA
C. richardii sporophyte developing on its parental hermaphrodite gametophyte. Image modified from http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/10148 CC BY-NC-SA