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HomeVolumesMosses and LichensPosition of Hepatics and Mosses in the Plant Kingdom as Shown by a Comparison of Homologous Parts

Hepatic — Part 1

A germinating spore produces

an insignificant protonema.

Protonema produces

ordinarily, an hepatic

plant (gametophyte).

Gametophyte bears antheridia and

archegonia.