Gemmae Cups, Liverwort, Marchantia Wood Print by Ed Reschke

Gemmae Cups, Liverwort, Marchantia Wood Print by Ed Reschke gemmae cups Assertion : Gemmae are green, unicellular, asexual buds, which develop in small receptacles called gemma cups located on the thalli Reason : In liverwords, gemmae cup Scoring the number of gemmae in a cup To assay for variation in gemmae numbers, we assigned numbers to the gemma cups on the thallus of 8-week-

gemmae cup Gemmae and gemma cups are specialized and derived gametophytic organs for vegetative reproduction in certain Marchantiopsida species, a group of

gemmae cup A small receptacle or cup on upper surface of bryophytes in which gemmae are produced from which they are splashed out of and dispersed by rain drops  Some of the gemma cup floor cells begin to develop gemmae at an early stage of gemma cup development, and growth of the gemma cup occurs simultaneously with