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Introduction
The hornworts (phylum Anthocerophyta)
The hornworts are a small phylum of about 100 species worldwide.
Order |
Families worldwide |
Genera worldwide |
Species worldwide |
Species in New Zealand |
Endemic N.Z.species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthocerotales |
2 |
6 |
ca. 100 |
ca.13 |
6 |
Recognizing a hornwort:
- Hornworts superficially resemble thallus type liverworts
- Rhizoids are unicellular
- A distinctive elongate (horn-like) capsule is formed with a prolonged period of growth
- The capsule opens by splitting from its tip to its base
- Stomata are present in the sporophyte
Early Hornworts
