A leafy non-vascular plant with parasitic sporophytic generation should properly be classified in

Thallophyta

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Bryophyta

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Pteridophyta

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Spermatophyta

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Solution

The correct option is B Bryophyta
Pteridophytes and spermatophytes are vascular plants. Thallophytes exhibiting alternation of generation has independent gametophyte and sporophytes. Bryophytes are the nonvascular plants with less developed sporophyte which is dependent on gametophytic generation.

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