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Also Known As	thalli

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Green, flat thalloid liverwort Marchantia with several round gemma cups visible on its surface, growing on moist soil.

Study spore-producing liverworts and their anatomic features such as gametes, thalli, and rhizoids

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mycelium homothallism heterothallism rhizine isidium homoiomerous thallus soredium heteromerous thallus crustose thallus squamulose thallus