PLANTS
BRYOPHYTES
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paraphyletic group
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monophyletic group
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Detailed explanation-1: -A broad consensus confirms that bryophytes may not be monophyletic, but rather represent three paraphyletic lines, i.e., Marchantiophyta (liverworts), Anthocerotophyta (hornworts), and Bryophyta (mosses).
Detailed explanation-2: -Bryophytes are an informal division that consists of 3 groups of non-vascular plants, namely mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. Prominent bryophytes characteristics are the absence of true roots stems and leaves.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bryophytes are plants. Hence, at the highest level bryophytes belong to the Plant Kingdom. Bryophytes are distinguished from other plants by being classified in their own divisions or phyla. For example, the liverworts constitute the division or phylum given the name Marchantiophyta.