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Fungi, algae, non-vascular plants, and vascular non-seed-bearing plants present sporangia where the spores are produced, and spermatophytes (Pteridospermatophyta, gymnosperms, and angiosperms) produce pollens (see also Table 1). Spore is a haploid cell derived from sporangium via meiosis, whereas pollen is an immature, endosporic male gametophyte derived from male spores (microspores) in seed plants.

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Jain, S. (2020). Pollen and Spores. In: Fundamentals of Invertebrate Palaeontology. Springer Geology. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3962-8_3

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