Movie 4.

Wild-type unfertilized egg cell after fertilization. Confocal 3D reconstruction (Zstack) of wild-type gametophyte with an unfertilized egg cell 16 h after flooding.

LEAFY demonstrates functions in reproductive development of the gametophyte but not the sporophyte of the fern Ceratopteris richardii

Hannah McConnell, Jancee R. Lanclos, Katelynn Willis, Nicholas Gjording, Genevieve Stockmann, Catalina Lind, Julin N. Maloof, Andrew R. G. Plackett, and VerĂ³nica S. Di Stilio

Development 2026. 153:None-None; doi: 10.1242/dev.204808