Marchantia — a liverwort (female and male thallus)मार्केन्शिया — एक लिवरवर्ट (मादा और नर थैलस)

NCERT Fig 3.2 (a, b) · interactive diagram

Parts and their functions

• Thallus (gametophyte) (थैलस (युग्मकोद्भिद)) — Flat, dorsiventral, closely pressed to the soil; haploid and photosynthetic.
• Archegoniophore (स्त्रीधानीधर) — Stalk with finger-like rays on the female thallus; bears archegonia (flask-shaped, one egg each).
• Antheridiophore (पुंधानीधर) — Stalk with a lobed disc on the male thallus; bears antheridia that release biflagellate antherozoids.
• Gemma cup (जेमा कप) — Cup on the thallus holding gemmae — green multicellular asexual buds that detach and grow into new plants.
• Rhizoids (मूलाभास) — Hair-like structures that attach the thallus to the soil (no true roots).

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