Still, some liverworts with a thallus do have a cuticle (for example the Marchantia and Plagiochasma genuses). Similarly to vascular plants, they’re composed of fatty acids and esters in the 20-28 carbon chain length, assembled by "LTPs" (lipid transfer proteins, see below)

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28. For aquatic like Ricciocarpos natans, the main source of danger doesn't come from above but instead from nibbling fish below. These plants produce purple, tentacle-like scales that extend into the depths and are thought to deter potential predators.

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Bacteria of the Day: Ophiothrix epidendron (Sant'Anna et al., 2010).

O. epidendron is an olive-green, aerophytic cyanobacteria. It can commonly be found on mosses or liverworts on the bark of trees in the tropical forests of Brazil.

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Conocephalum conicum also known as The Great Scented Liverwort. It’s the forage plant for the larval stage of the Epimartyria pardella moth and grows here at Sunnyhill Farm

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Contemplating smaller things this week as I delve into the miniature world of mosses,lichens & liverworts.I am reminded of Albrecht Durers’magical work “The greatest piece of turf”a very hard act to follow!

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Beautiful patterns & variation in form displayed in the spores of Liverworts & Hornworts Photos:S.K.Singh.

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