Gametophytic phase is small, short-lived and photosynthetic in pteridophytes.
A prothallus is
(a) a structure in pteridophytes formed before the thallus develops
(b) a sporophytic free living structure formed in pteridophytes
(c) a gametophyte free living structure formed in pteridophytes
(d) a primitive structure formed after fertilisation in pteridophytes
Gametophytic phase dominant, photosynthetic, independent, sexually reproducing condition is found in