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ORDER METZGERIALES (1253 words) |
 | Even the thallose members of the Jungermanniales are decidedly different from he metzgeriales and appear to represent specialization within the Jungermannialian line rather than the progenitor to the Metzgeriales |
 | Metzgeriales and Jungermanniales differ in both ecology and distribution. |
 | A number of features are shared with the Calobryakes: anacrogynous, large chromosomes, large sex chromosomes, two nucleolate in haploid. |
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Marchantiophyta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1258 words) |
 | The earliest fossils believed to be liverworts are compression fossils of Pallaviciniites from the Upper Devonian of New York. |
 | The Jungermanniopsida includes primarily the two orders Metzgeriales (simple thalloids) and Jungermanniales (leafy liverworts), as well as a smaller order Haplomitriales. |
 | The Marchantiopsida includes primarily the orders Marchantiales (complex-thallus liverworts) and Sphaerocarpales (bottle hepatics), as well as the problematic genus Monoclea, which is sometimes placed in its own order Monocleales. |