Abstract
Four diploid plants and four tetraploid plants ofPhegopteris decursive-pinnata were investigated for determination of the reproductive characteristics of their gametophytes and two major features were recognized. First, gametophytes of the diploids showed an ontogenetic sequence of gametangium formation which is unfavorable for intragametophytic selfing, whereas those of the tetraploids showed that favorable for intragametophytic selfing. Second, 41 to 72% of the isolated gametophytes of the diploids produced sporophytes in the intragmetophytic selfing tests, whereas all of the isolated gametrophytes of the tetraploids produced sporophytes in the tests. Based on these developmental and genetic features of gametophytes, the dissimilar mating systems of the diploids and the tetraploids of this species are discussed.
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