Marchantia polymorpha gemma

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: English: Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis gemma Technical: width of gemma = 0.45mm; objective = Olympus LMPlanFl 20x; stack of 32 frames, each 5 microns apart. Notes: the small, pale grey cells scattered around the inner edge of the gemma are unusual and specialised cells filled with a large body of oils ('oil cells'), which probably function mainly as energy stores. Date:. Source: Own work. Author: Des_Callaghan. Camera location 53° 25′ 02.26″ N, 2° 45′ 27.14″ W : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 53.417294; -2.757539.