0 the part of a plant, especially a fungus, that produces spores (= cells from which new plants grow)
Five whorls of bracts subtending sporangia are visible.
The above matches all involve some sort of encapsulation, that is, capsule, membrane, spore0seed coating, sporangia, that enhance survival of biological entities.
The plant is spiny, yet lacks preserved anatomy, and the single fertile specimen is not well enough preserved to demonstrate the exact arrangement of sporangia.
The fossils described above are likely to derive from trimerophyte ancestors because of the probably paired terminal sporangia and general morphology typical of this group.
Some were found on the outside of the sporangium, others on exposed spores.
Neither of the specimens of this genus contains spores within the sporangia.
Eventually, the diploid organism produces thick-walled resting sporangia that can survive unfavorable conditions such as dry weather or freezing.
The fungus was generally distributed throughout the lock in the form of spores, sporangia and short hyphae.
