Bryophytes: The term bryophyta is used as a collective name to represent a group of plants that includes the mosses (musci), hornworts and liverworts (Hepaticae) growing predominantly in amphibious environment. Video on classification of Bryophytes
Pteridophyta (Pteridophytes): A division of the plant kingdom, comprising the vascular cryptogams. They are flowerless plants exhibiting alternation of two distinct and dissimilar generations, the first is a non sexual, spore bearing sporophytic generation. The second is a sexual, gametophyte generation, in which the plants generally are relatively small, and without differentiation of stem, leaves and root
The pteridophytes includes the following classes: Lycopsida (Lycopodium, Selagnella), Sphenopsida (Equisetum), Psilopsida (Psilotum), and Filicopsida (ferns)
Bryophytes vs Pteridophytes
Bryophytes
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Pteridophytes
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| Plant body is either leafy or thalloid. | Plant body is differentiated into root, stem and leaves |
| The cells in plant body are haploid. | The cells in plant body are diploid. |
| Vascular tissue like xylem and phloem absent | Vascular tissue like xylem and phloem present |
| In life cycle the gametophyte is dominant. | In life cycle the sporophyte is dominant. |
| Sporophytic phase completely depends upon gametophyte. | Sporophytic phase is independent and autotrophic. |