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ANTHOCEROTOPHYTA [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

... the Bryophyta, or mosses, are the most speciose of the three phyla of bryophytes. The other two phyla are Marchantiophyta or liverworts and Anthocerotophyta or hornworts.

OBS

The group's common name "hornwort" refers to the tall narrow sporophytes which are embedded in the top of the plant.

Key term(s)
  • hornwort

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Les anthocérotes (Anthocerotophyta) sont un embranchement de plantes embryophytes terrestres aux caractères ancestraux. Avec les hépatiques et les mousses, on les regroupe sous le nom de bryophytes.

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