Oil bodies, found in cells of most leafy liverworts, provide valuable taxonomic characters which are often critical for determining species. Despite the regular presentation of oil body data in species descriptions, no standard protocol for recording oil body number has been developed until this time. A standardized protocol has been developed using a transect of cells defined by an ocular micrometer.
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1 December 2013
A Standardized Protocol for Recording Oil Body Data From Leafy Liverworts
David H. Wagner
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Evansia
Vol. 30 • No. 4
December 2013
Vol. 30 • No. 4
December 2013
liverworts
micrometer
oil body
Protocol
transect