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Phylum Hepatophyta -- liverworts Hepatophyta, along with Bryophyta and Anthocerotophyta are sometimes jointly called "bryophytes" since earlier classification systems placed them in a single phylum. All three of these phyla are said to have the gametophyte generation as the "dominant" generation. In central Texas, large liverworts are fairly common on moist, rocky slopes, on moist tree-trunks, and on boulders in shallow streams. Smaller liverworts are common on soil and tree-trunks. Genus Fossombronia

Fossombronia, surface view of antheridia and archegonia