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  this image is of a cross-section of the sporophyte of the liverwort porella – the spores are dark red and surrounded by helical elaters – the elaters function to spring the spores out when the capsule breaks
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porella sporophyte – spores and elaters

porella sporophyte – spores and elaters

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