Marchantia Life History Gemmae cups antheridia archegonia

LIVERWORT GEMMAE SLIDES gemmae cups Gemmae and gemma cups are specialized and derived gametophytic organs for vegetative reproduction in certain Marchantiopsida species, a group of gemmae cups A small receptacle or cup on upper surface of bryophytes in which gemmae are produced from which they are splashed out of and dispersed by rain drops

what are gemmae The liverwort Marchantia polymorpha This species bears cup-shaped structures called gemma cups , each of which contains several discoid gemmae