Marchantia, a thalloid lower bryophyte, exhibits unique characteristics in its gametophytic and sporophytic plant bodies. It is dioecious, with distinct male and female thalli bearing antheridia and archegonia. The systematic position places it in Division Bryophyta, Class Hepatiopsida, Order Marcha

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Marchantia, a thalloid bryophyte, exhibits dichotomous branching and a gametophyte-dominant life cycle. It is dioecious with distinct male and female thalli bearing antheridia and archegonia. With around 65 global species, including common ones like M. polymorpha, it thrives in moist, sandy habitats

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