Ophioglossum petiolatum
. Unlike Angiopteris (Marattiales), which is monoplastidic, Ophioglossum undergoes polyplastidic meiosis like members of the fern-seed plant clade. The meiotic spindle is distinctly multipolar in origin and is consolidated into a bipolar spindle that is variously twisted and curved to accommodate the large number of chromosomes. Although a phragmoplast forms after first meiosis, no wall is deposited. Instead, an organelle band consisting of intermingled plastids and mitochondria is formed in the equatorial region between the dyad domains. Following second meiosis, a complex of phragmoplasts forms among sister and non-sister nuclei. Cell plates are deposited first between sister nuclei and then in the region of the organelle band resulting in a tetrad of spores each with a equal allotment of organelles.
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Received 30 January 2001/ Accepted in revised form 24 April 2001
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Brown, R., Lemmon, B. Sporogenesis in Eusporangiate Ferns: II. Polyplastidic Meiosis in Ophioglossum (Ophioglossales). J Plant Res 114, 237–246 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013987
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