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NZ Plants
Metzgeria furcata
Family Metzgeriaceae
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Plants
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Thallus, dorsal surface
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Thallus, growing tip with two equal branches (dichotomous brancing)
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Thallus, ventral surface
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Thallus, sideview with antheridia on ventral surface
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Antheridia
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Thallus, ventral surface with young calyptra (protective sheath around the developing sporophyte) covered with hairs
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Older calyptra with emergent sporophyte consisting of a stalk (seta) and terminal capsule
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Thallus with sporophytes in various stages of development
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Open capsule with spores and filamentous elators
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