Gemma cups, rhizoids and cuticles of Marchantites huolinhensis sp

Marchantia polymorpha propagates through vegetative reproduction by forming gemmae in a gemma cup Each gemma in gemma cups grows to a thallus,

In liverworts such as Marchantia, the flattened plant body or thallus is a haploid gametophyte with gemma cups scattered about its upper surface

gemmae cups The gemma cup and its little gemmae form during the gametophyte stage, but they don't do anything at this point The gemmae are simply dormant

gemmae cup gemma cups located on the thalli The gemmae become detached from the parent body and germinate to form new individuals Gemma are haploid structures Talk