Sphaerocarpales
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Sphaerocarpales
[‚sfir·ō·kär′pā·lēz] (botany)
An order of liverworts in the subclass Marchantiidae, characterized by an envelope surrounding each antheridium and archegonium, absence of elaters, poor development of seta, and absence of thickenings in the unilayered wall of an indehiscent capsule.
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