Marchantia thallus

Nov 21, 2018 • 7:13 AM UTC

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Foldscope awareness activity conducted by “Shri Shivaji Science College Amravati , Maharashtra” on 21st November 2018….
Thallus of Marchantia
Below is shown the T.S of Marchantia thallus ;

fig. T.S of Marchantia thallus
Kingdom : Plantae Division : Marchantiophyta Class : Marchantiopsida Order : Marchantiales Family : Marchantiaceae Genus : Marchantia
The Marchantia shows differentiation into two layers : an upper assimilatory region and a lower storage region with a well-defined upper epidermis with air channels. The thallus features tiny cup-like structures called ‘Gemmae Cups’ , which are used for asexual reproduction.