Sterile branches, photographed at 20x.
Blepharostoma trichophylla (L.) Dum.
A
primatively simple leafy liverwort in the family, Blepharostomaceae,with
phylogenetic affinities to Herbertus and Ptilidium, (according
to Schuster, Vol. I, pg 722). The antipodal genus, Archeophylla,
is thought to be the closest living sister lineage.
The
branches in these photographs are about 1.0 mm wide (measured from leaf
tips).
Sterile branches, photographed at 20x.
Sterile
branch at 70X
Sterile branch at 100X
Antheridia
on main branch, photographed at 100X with side lighting.
Copyright © 1999 Steven L. Jessup, Southern Oregon University