“…Male gametes of Lycopodiaceae are slightly coiled in Huperzia, Diphasiastrum, Lycopodium, and Phylloglossum and more ovoid in Lycopodiella and Palhinhaea (Figures 6B to D,7B,8A,B) (Robbins and Carothers, 1978;Renzaglia and Whittier, 1993;Maden et al, 1996Maden et al, , 1997. The spline is broad (up to 200 microtubules wide) at the anterior, and it decreases to a narrow band (17 to 40 microtubules) that cups the cell posterior and extends beyond the nucleus ( Figures 6C, D, 7B).…”