Term Information

Accession
PO:0030044
Name
spore capsule operculum
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
opérculo de la cápsula productora de esporas (Spanish, exact), sporangium lid (exact), spore capsule lid (exact), spore capsule opercula (exact, plural), 胞子嚢蓋 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A cardinal organ part that is the apical part of a spore capsule that separates from the rest of the capsule during dehiscence. Source: ISBN:9780473067304, ISBN:0962073342
Comment
Found in mosses. May remain partly attached to the rest of the capsule.
Subset
Bryophytes
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Parents of spore capsule operculum (PO:0030044)
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spore capsule operculum [is_a relation] is_a  cardinal organ part (PO:0025001)
spore capsule operculum [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  sporangium (PO:0025094)

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