Homosporous ferns produce sporophytes by intra gametophytic selfing, inter gametophytic mating, or apogamy.Gametangium ontogeny, genetic load, and ploidy affect the mating system of each species.
同型孢子蕨类孢子体可经由同配子体自、异配子体配两类配育系统或以无配生殖产生,异配子体配又可分为异配子体自和异配子体异两种。