Anthocerophyta 

General features of the land plants

Common name

Hornworts

Synonyms

None

Growth habit

Multicellular: thallus

Undulipodia (“flagella”)

Two whiplash

Conductive cells

None

Clonal reproduction

None

Sexual reproduction

Homosporous

Representative genera

Anthoceros

Recognized by

Thalloid gametophyte; sporophyte with long capsule

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