| | Apothecium Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | Each gametangium is multinucelate and transfer of the nuclei from the antheridium to the ascogonium is made possible by the formation of a trichogyne, a tubular structure originating from the ascogonium that fuses with the antheridium. |
 | | Figure 1: Nuclei from the antheridium are transported into the ascogonium through the trichogyne, which originates from the ascogonium. |
 | | Figure 2: Migration of nuclei from ascogonium to antheridium, via the trichogyne, is completed and nuclei from antheridum are paired paired off with those from the ascogonium. |
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