Marchantia polymorpha scales

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: English: Ventral scales of Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis where they emerge onto the dorsal surface of the thallus. Notes: The function of these scales is to protect the growing point of the thallus tip. Technical: Real-world width of image: about 1 mm; Stack of 114 frames; Objective: Olympus LMPlanFl 20x. Source: Own work. Author: Des_Callaghan. Camera location53° 24′ 54.73″ N, 2° 45′ 22.38″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 53.415203; -2.756217.