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Dlstlngulshing Character* of Mo—i (Pfcylaaa Bryophyta), Liverworts (Phylum Marchantlophyta) and Horaworta (Phylum Anthoccrotophyta)

Character	Bryophyta	Marchantlophyta	Anthocarotophyta
Protonema	Fllamantoua. forming many buda	Głoboee, forming ona bud	Oloboaa, forming ona bud
Gametophyte form	Leefy ahoot	Laafy ahoot or thallua; thallus slmpłe or wlth alr ohambers	Simpia thallua
Leaf arrangement	Laavaa In spirala	Leaves In thrpe rows	Not Appllcablo
Laaf form	Laavaa undMdad, mktvein preaent	LaavaadMdad Into 2+ lotos, no mldveln	Not Applicabla
Spadał organaNea	Nona	Oli bodios	Single plaetids wlth pyranoida
Water conducting caNs	Praaant in both gametophytaa and aporophytaa	Praaant only in a faw almple thaMokJ forma	Abaant
Rhlzolds	Brown, multlcalular	Hyallne, ona-cal lad	Hyallne, ona-oaMad
GamatanglaJ positłon	Aploal duatara	Aptoel duatara (laafy forma) or on upper aurface of thallua	Sunkan in thaNus, acattered
Stomatas	Praaant on aporophyta capsule	Abaantln both ganaratfona	Praaant In both aporophyta and gametophyte
Seta	Rhotoaynthatic, amargant from gametophyte earty In davaiopmant	Hyallne, ełongatlng juat prior to spora ralaaaa	Abaant A
Capsule	Complox with oparoulum, thaca and naok; of flxed aize	Undffarantlated, aphartoal or alongata; of fbcad alza	Undifferentiated, hom-shaped; growing continuoualy from a basal merlstem
Sterild celta in capaula	Columolla	Spiralły thlckanad alatara	Columaiła and paaudoalatara
Capeule dehiacenoe	At operculumand pa rl stoma taath	Into 4 valvas	Into 2 valves