Anthoceros, a genus of hornworts (a group of non-vascular embryophytes) in the order Anthocerotales, is widely distributed, mainly in tropical and temperate regions of the world. It belongs to the family Anthocerotaceae. The name Anthoceros means ‘flower horn‘, which refers to…
Marchantia, a genus of thallose liverworts in the order Marchantiales, is widely distributed all over the world. It belongs to the family Marchantiaceae. Nicolas Marchant, a French botanist, named the Marchantia in memory of his father. Distribution of Marchantia Marchantia…
Riccia, a genus of thallose liverworts in the order Marchantiales, is widely distributed both in tropical and temperate regions of the world. It belongs to the family of Ricciaceae. The plant body of Riccia grows predominantly on damp soil and…
Reproduction in algae is the production of young ones (offspring) of the same kind as themselves. Generally, all three types of reproduction are observed in algae, such as: Vegetative Reproduction in Algae The method by which new individuals are formed…
Gnetales is an order of the gymnospermic seed plants. This order is composed of three genera- Gnetum, Ephedra, and Welwitschia. Chamberlain (1935) has placed all three genera in a single-family Gnetaceae. But Markgraf (1951) has been split up the order…