The spermatogenesis in Selaginella tamariscina (Beauv.) Spring is studied from the mature microspore to the spermatid. The persistent prothallial cell produced by the first division of the mature microspore situates at the distal pole. The plane of the first division of the antheridial initial is parallel to the equator of the microspore in the majority of specimens. The spermatid is characterized by containing a pair of parallelly oriented centrioles and multilayered structure which is composed of four layers. |