Before revision: + ClassOrderEndospory presentLycopsida (Clubmosses)SelaginalesYesAnthocerotopsida (Hornworts)DendrocerotalesYesSphenopsida (Horsetails)EquisetalesYesPteropsida (Ferns)UnknownPolypodiopsida (Ferns)SalvinalesYesMarsilealesYesFilicales (Platyzoma)NoGymnospermopsidia Seed Plants Yes Endosporic gametophytes Endosporic megagametophytes extend only rhizoids and the archegonium from the spore wall, they often lack chlorophyll, and they do not acquire nutrients from the soil.
After revision: + Select extant classes exhibiting endosporyClassOrderEndospory presentLycopsida (Clubmosses)SelaginalesYesAnthocerotopsida (Hornworts)DendrocerotalesYesSphenopsida (Horsetails)EquisetalesYesPteropsida (Ferns)UnknownPolypodiopsida (Ferns)SalvinalesYesMarsilealesYesFilicales (Platyzoma)NoGymnospermopsidia Seed Plants Yes Endosporic gametophytes Endosporic megagametophytes extend only rhizoids and the archegonium from the spore wall, they often lack chlorophyll, and they do not acquire nutrients from the soil.