Bryophyte Characteristics Summary

Anthoceros (hornworts)

• Pegged rhizoids: No
• Sporophyte with foot: Yes
• Single chloroplast per cell: Yes
• Seta: No
• Peristome teeth: No
• Chambered tissue w/ air pores: No
• Perianth: No
• Columella: Yes
• Stomates in sporangium: Yes

Jungermanniales (leafy liverworts)

• Pegged rhizoids: No
• Sporophyte with foot: Yes
• Single chloroplast per cell: No
• Seta: Yes
• Peristome teeth: No
• Chambered tissue w/ air pores: No
• Perianth: Yes
• Columella: No
• Stomates in sporangium: No

Marchantiales (complex thalloid liverworts)

• Pegged rhizoids: Yes
• Sporophyte with foot: Yes
• Single chloroplast per cell: No
• Seta: Yes
• Peristome teeth: No
• Chambered tissue w/ air pores: Yes
• Perianth: Yes
• Columella: No
• Stomates in sporangium: No

Bryidae (true mosses)

• Pegged rhizoids: No
• Sporophyte with foot: Yes
• Single chloroplast per cell: No
• Seta: Yes
• Peristome teeth: Yes
• Chambered tissue w/ air pores: No
• Perianth: No
• Columella: Yes
• Stomates in sporangium: Yes

Sphagnidae (peat mosses)

• Pegged rhizoids: Yes
• Sporophyte with foot: No
• Single chloroplast per cell: No
• Pseudopodium: Yes
• Seta: No
• Peristome teeth: No
• Chambered tissue w/ air pores: No
• Perianth: No
• Columella: Yes
• Stomates in sporangium: No