Hepaticophyta Bryophyte Plantae Flora and Fauna

The Hepaticophyta or Hepatophyta are more commonly known as the liverworts. These plants can be leafy (resembling mosses) or thallose (as with the hornworts). There are estimated to be between 6000 and 8000 species of liverworts.

• Sporophyte - A microscopic image of the longitudinal section of a sporophyte hepaticophyta containing spores.
• Liverworts - Images of several of the features of liverworts.
• Assembling the Liverwort Tree of Life - The classification of the liverworts, with images of distinguishing characteristics.
• Bryophyte Photos - Photographs mainly of thalloid liverworts.
• Phylum Marchantiophyta - Provides a classification at the rank of genus and above.
• The Ecology of Asexual Reproduction of Hepatics - The full text PhD of Sanna Laaka-Lindberg.[PDF]
• Gemmae - Microscopic image of the asexual, haploid, propagules.

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