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This false-colored confocal micrograph shows a cluster of spore-filled sporangia with specialized protective hairs called paraphyses from the fern Polypodium virginianum.

The Scientist Staff

Dec 20, 2012 | 1 min read

Igor Siwanowicz, 2012 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition

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