Gametophytes produced by the germination of the spores in pteridophytes are called .

thalloid

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rhizoid

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prothallus

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gemmules

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The correct option is C prothallus
The haploid spores formed due to the meiotic division in sporangia give rise to inconspicuoulsy small, multicellular, free living thalloid gametophytes called prothallus. Prothallus is photosynthetic in nature.

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