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Hornworts
100 species
6 genera
Many similarities to liverworts, especially the life cycle
Sporophyte shaped like a horn
Each cell only has one chloroplast like their ancestral algae
Archegonia embedded in thallus

Hornworts

  • 100 species
  • 6 genera
  • Many similarities to liverworts, especially the life cycle
  • Sporophyte shaped like a horn
  • Each cell only has one chloroplast like their ancestral algae
  • Archegonia embedded in thallus
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