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#304 sporophyte foot

bryophytes
closed-accepted
Ramona Walls
Request: New ontology term (243)
1
2011-05-04
2011-03-22
Ramona Walls
No

Moss ontology has requested the term "foot".

Proposed name and def.: sporophyte foot: A plant organ that is the base of a whole plant in the sporophytic phase, below the seta, that attaches it to the gametophore. (ref: Schofeld)

Comment: Found in bryophytes. The sprophyte foot serves for both attachment and absorption. The outer portion of the foot is the absorptive haustorium. (From Crum)

participates_in sporophytic phase, has_part transfer cell, only_in_taxon bryophytes (I know this isn't a clade, will have to create a pseudo-clade).

- Should we add a term for sporophyte foot haustorium when we deal with portions of plant tissue or is the whole foot the haustorium?

Discussion

  • Ramona Walls

    Ramona Walls - 2011-05-04
    • milestone: 1084257 --> bryophytes
    • priority: 8 --> 1
    • status: open --> closed-accepted
     

  • Ramona Walls

    Ramona Walls - 2011-05-04

    The term sporophyte foot (PO:0030029) was accepted at the POC meeting on 4-28-11.

    We did not add sporophyte foot haustorium at this time.

    Closing this item.

     

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