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The upcoming discussion will update you about the differences between Liverworts and Mosses.
Difference # Liverworts:
1. The plant body is dorsiventral.
2. The plants may be thallose or foliose.
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3. Leaves, when present, are without a midrib.
4. Branching is generally dichotomous.
5. Rhizoids are unicellular.
6. The plants may bear scales or amphigastria.
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7. Sporogonium has little green tissue.
8. Seta develops rapidly towards the maturity of spores.
9. Capsule often possesses elaters.
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10. Peristome teeth are absent.
11. Columella is generally absent.
12. A protonema stage is absent.
Difference # Mosses:
1. The plant body has a radial symmetry.
2. The plants are always leafy.
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3. The leaves generally have a midrib.
4. Branching is lateral and extra-axillary.
5. Rhizoids are multicellular.
6. Scales or amphigastria are absent.
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7. Sporogonium has a sufficient amount of green tissue to make it semi-independent.
8. Seta grows slowly over a long period and fully developed before the spores mature.
9. Elaters are absent.
10. Peristome teeth occur towards the apical region of the capsule.
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11. Capsule contains a sterile columella.
12. A filamentous protonema occurs.
