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thallophyte common name for members of the Thallophyta (or Thallobionta), a taxonomic group in some archaic classification systems that comprised algae , fungi , and lichens . The thallophytes were considered lower plants and were grouped together because of they consisted of one cell or a relatively undifferentiated mass of cells called a thallus, instead of having an organized plant body (stem, root, and leaf).

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thallophyte A plant that is not differentiated into root, stem, and leaves; the plant body is known as a thallus.

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thallophyte A plant that is not differentiated into root, stem, and leaves; the plant body is known as a thallus. In some classifications, thallophytes are ranked as a subkingdom, Thallophyta. Compare EMBRYOPHYTE.

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