Characteristic

Female

receptacle

Male

receptacle

Female conceptacle ostiole

Male conceptacle ostiole

Egg

Sperm

Rhizoid

Shape

Cylindrical, dumpy

Cylindrical, acerose

Spherical, ellipse

Spherical, ellipse

Spherical

Pear-shaped, with two lateral flagella

Thin strip-shaped

Size/number

Mean length: 9.9 mm (5.6 mm to 14.0 mm)

Diameter: 0.97 mm (0.9 mm to 1.2 mm)

Mean length: 15.3 mm (11.0 mm to 22.5 mm)

Diameter: 0.88 mm (0.7 mm to 1.0 mm)

Mean diameter: 130 µm to 155 µm (105 µm to 210 µm)

Mean diameter: 84 µm to 123 µm (67 µm to 200 µm)

Mean diameter: 155 µm (127 µm to 178 µm)

Mean length: 18.4 µm

Mean width: 14.1 µm

Mostly with number 5 to 8

Color

Brown

Brown

Yellowish brown

Yellowish brown

Greenish brown

Transparent, shiny. Blue-green

Transparent, colorless. A spot of pigment focused at the bottom

Remark

Mature receptacle (containing eggs), excluding the length of receptacle stipe

Mature receptacle, excluding the length of receptacle stipe

Rhizoid formation (early roots)