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differentiate between mosses and liverwort?


kritiraj19 25th May, 2021
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Ayush 25th May, 2021

Hello candidate,

When it comes to the major difference between mosses and liverwort between liverworts and mosses it's such that the liverworts contain lobate, green, leaf-like structures whereas the hornworts contain narrow, pipe-like structures.

Furthermore, the sporophyte of liverworts is short and small while the sporophyte of hornworts or mosses is long. Moreover, the liverwort gametophyte is a fossile while that is the gametophyte of mosses is usually prostrate kind of structural design.

Hope you found it helpful!!

Aadarsh Gupta 25th May, 2021

Hello aspirant,

Hope you are doing Well

I am providing you the main difference between liverworts and mosses in proper format.

Basic Terms Liverworts Mosses
Meaning Non-vascular plants consisting of leaf-like lobes or stems Non-vascular plants consisting of leafy stems
Division Marchantiophyta Bryophyta
Morphology of the Gametophyte Thallose Foliose
Symmetry Dorsiventral or radial Radial
Rhizoids Unicellular Multicellular
Protonemata Are reduced Are prominent
Leaf Arrangement Are arranged in two or three rows in a flattened pattern Are arranged in a spiral or whorl pattern
Branching Generally dichotomous lateral and extra-axillary
Amphigastria Present Absent
Examples Riccia, Marchantia, and Porella Funaria, Polytrichum, and Sphagnum
Hope this helps you

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All the best for your future

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