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Definition: Anthoceros

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Hornworts.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"Anthoceros" is a common misspelling or typo for: Autocross.

Date "Anthoceros" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1894. (references)

Common Expressions: Anthoceros

Expressions Definition
Genus Anthoceros Hornworts. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Anthoceros

Anthoceros

Anthoceros
Anthoceros punctatus L.
Anthoceros punctatus L.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Anthocerotophyta
Class: Anthocerotopsida
Order: Anthocerotales
Family: Anthocerotaceae
Genus: Anthoceros
Species

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Anthoceros is a genus of hornworts in the family Anthocerotaceae. The genus is global in its distribution. Its name means 'flower horn', and refers to the characteristic horn-shaped sporophytes that all hornworts produce. The dark color of the spores is the easiest way to distinguish Anthoceros from the related genus Phaeoceros, which produces spores that are yellow.

The genus is distinguished by having spores that are dark brown to black, a relatively frilly thallus when compared to Phaeoceros, and larger and more internal cavities than Phaeoceros.

References

  • Proskauer, J. (1951). "Studies on Anthocerotales. III". Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 78: 331-349.


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