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[[Category: Bryophytes]]
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A protonema (plural protonemata) is a thread-like chain of cells that forms the earliest stage is the haploid phase of a bryophyte life cycle. When a moss or liverwort first grows from the spore, it grows as protonemata until it has grown enough to develop into a mature plant.