Question

With the help of labelled diagrams describe the anatomy of thallus/leaf of a genus
each of Hepaticopsida, Anthocerotopsida, and Bryopsida.

23 Jan 2018
Answer :
Word Count : 635

Hepaticopsida:

1. Gametophytic plant body is either thalloid or foliose. If foliose, the lateral appendages (leaves) are without mid-rib. Always dorsiventral.

2. Rhizoids without septa.

3. Each cell in the thallus contains many chloroplasts; the chloroplasts are without pyrenoi.

4. Sex organs are embedded in the dorsal surface.

5. Sporophyte may be simple (e.g., Riccia) having only a capsule, or differentiated into root, seta and capsule (e.g., Marchantia, Pallia and Porella etc.)

6. Capsule lacks columella.

7. It has 4 orders:

(i) Calobryales

(ii) Jungermanniales

(iii) Spherocarpales

(iv) Marchantiales.

Anthocerotopsid:

1. Gametophytic plant body is simple, thalloid; thallus dorsiventra without air cambers, shows no internal differentiation of tissues.

2. Scales are absent in the thallus.

3. Each cell of the thallus possesses a single large chloroplast with a pyrenoid.

4. Sporophyte is cylindrical only partly dependent upon gametophyte for its nourishment. It is differentiated into bulbous foot and cylindrical capsule. Seta is meristematic.

5. Endothecium forms the sterile central column (i.e., columella) in the capsule (i.e. columella is present). 6. It has only one order-Anthocerotales.

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Bryopsida:

1. Gametophyte is differentiated into

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