HORNWORTS ~ 6 Genera, ~ 350 Species (Anthocerotae) Megaceros Anthoceros ~ 6 Genera, ~ 350 Species
Notothylas Dendroceros Phaeoceros
Life Stages
Gametophyte: Chloroplasts
Gametophyte: Thallus Anatomy
Gametophye: Anchoring and Water Uptake
Mucilage Cavities and Ventral Pores Gametophye: Mucilage Cavities and Ventral Pores Fig. 19-3 in Schofield 1985
Gametophyte : Symbionts I
Gametophyte: Symbionts II
Gametophyte: Male Gametangia
Gametophyte: Male Gametangia Fig. 19-5 in Schofield 2001
Gametophyte: Female Gametangia
Female Gametangia
Sporophyte: Early Development Fig. 19-6 in Schofield 1985
Sporophyte
Sporophyte: Growth
Sporophyte
Sporophyte: Stoma
Sporophyte Development Fig. 19-7 in Schofield 1985
Sporophyte: Sporangium
Sporophyte: Sporangium Dehiscence 6
Moss Liverwort Hornwort
Hypothesis I: Bryophytes Monophyletic (Moss) (Hornwort) (Liverwort) All Other Plants Hypothesis I: Bryophytes Monophyletic Green Algae
(Moss) (Hornwort) (Liverwort) Rest of Plants Hypothesis II: Bryophytes Paraphyletic (Some Internal Monophyly) Green Algae
(Hornwort) (Moss) (Liverwort) Rest of Plants Hypothesis III: Bryophytes Paraphyletic (No Internal Monophyly) Green Algae