An archegonium, from the Ancient Greek ἀρχή and γόνος, is a multicellular structure or organ of the gametophyte phase of certain plants, producing and containing the ovum or female gamete. The corresp
Diagram of archegonium anatomy
Gene expression pattern determined by histochemical GUS assays in Physcomitrella patens
A gametangium is a sex organ or cell in which gametes are produced that is found in many multicellular protists, algae, fungi, and the gametophytes of plants. In contrast to gametogenesis in animals,
Light micrograph of a whole-mount slide of gametangia of Equisetum