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Thallus from the Greek "Thallos" = branch, denotes the multi-cellular body of plants and fungi, which is not divided into root and shoot. Plants constructed in this way are called "thallophytes" or "storage plants". Mosses are among the plants with thallus. Furthermore, various species have a thallus. Algae, fungi and lichens have a thallus.
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