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Sporophyte of mosses is more elaborated from
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In the evolution of bryophytes, the sporophyte of mosses (like Funaria or Polytrichum) is more complex and elaborated than that of liverworts (like Marchantia). While Marchantia has a relatively simple sporophyte, mosses possess a more developed structure consisting of a foot, seta, and a complex capsule with a peristome mechanism for spore dispersal.
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