Water Fern and Cyanobacterium Symbiosis (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

Water Fern and Cyanobacterium Symbiosis

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This is symbiosis between the water fern Azolla and the cyanobacterium Anabaena that is vertically inherited via the fern mega-spore apparatus. This is a transverse section showing the megaspore (M), floats (F), and cyanobacteria (C; red region).

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Image prepared by H. Schneider.

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