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Close up of a moss archegonia

Legend:

1  mature archegonium
3  canal
4  young archegonium
5  canal cels
2  egg cell

English name: Polytrichum moss (haircaps)
Scientific name: Polytrichum sp.
Familia: Polytrichaceae
Classis: Bryopsida (= Musci)
Phylum: Bryophyta
Regnum: Plantae

Detail of a moss archegonia. After fertilization the zygotes develops to a capsule that contains spores.