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The Hepaticophyta or Hepatophyta are more commonly known as the liverworts. These plants can be leafy (resembling mosses) or thallose (as with the hornworts). There are estimated to be between 6000 and 8000 species of liverworts.

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Calobryales (1) Jungermanniales (43) Marchantiales (46)

Metzgeriales (21) Monocleales

Sphaerocarpales (3) Treubiales

Links:

The Hepatophyta The classification of the liverworts, with images of distinguishing characteristics. www.science.siu.edu/landplants/Hepatophyta/hepatophyta.html

Liverworts Images of some south US liverworts. www2.una.edu/pdavis/hepatic_orders.htm

Liverworts Descriptions of the anatomical structures of liverworts. www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/liverwts.html

Liverworts A description of the Division. www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs300/liver1.htm

Sporophyte A microscopic image of the longitudinal section of a sporophyte. www.lima.ohio-state.edu/biology/images/marspor1.jpg

Sporophyte A microscopic image of the longitudinal section of a sporophyte containing spores. www.lima.ohio-state.edu/biology/images/marspor2.jpg

Gemmae Microscopic image of the asexual, haploid, propagules. www.lima.ohio-state.edu/biology/images/gemmae.jpg

Liverwort Images 3D images of Fossombronia wondraczekii, Lophozia ventricosa, Pellia epiphylla, Plagiochila asplenioides and Scapania gracilis. freespace.virgin.net/jonathan.sleath/bryology/lwts.HTM

The Ecology of Asexual Reproduction of Hepatics The full text PhD of Sanna Laaka-Lindberg. ethesis.helsinki.fi/../mat/ekolo/vk/laaka-lindberg/ecologyo.pdf

Bryophyte Photos Photographs mainly of thalloid liverworts. waynesword.palomar.edu/bryoph1.htm

Liverworts Images of several of the features of liverworts. www.humboldt.edu/~dll2/bot105/bryo/liver.htm