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This is a view of the cystocarp and carposporophyte. The cyctocarp is the filamentous tissue in the lower left hand area (part of the female gametophyte). You can see a little of the cuticle on the bottom edge. The carposporophyte is the tissue in the upper right. It is diploid.

Mastocarpus Photo Gallery

• view of Mastocarpus from our class window
• tetrasporophyte on rock
• tetrasporophyte under scope
• tetrasporangia under scope
• tetrasporophyte as art
• female gametophytes
• females on rock
• carposporophyte under scope
• males on rock

Mastocarpus pages copyright W. Ludington 1999