The gametophyte has two stages in the life cycle one is protonema and other is gametophore.
Protonema is prostate, branched filamentous structure which looks like alga. It is formed from spore.
Gametophore is adult erect leafy gametophyte that develops from adventitious buds of protonema.
Rhizoids are multicellular and branched. Scales are absent.
Gametophore has Stem-like structure called cauloid and leaf-like structures called phyllodes. Phyllodes are arranged in an alternate manner on the stem.
Vegetative reproduction takes place by fragmentation, gemmae formation and by secondary protonema formed from wounded parts of gametophore.
Sex organs arise in groups at the apex of the stem and its branches and are interspersed by multicellular, uniseriate green structures called paraphyses.
The sporophyte is partially parasitic on gametophore and differentiated into foot, seta and capsule.
Capsule possess peristomial teeth which help in spore dispersal by showing hygroscopic movements. The capsule also possesses columella interior to spore sac.
Ex: Funaria (Cord moss or Fire moss), Sphagnum (Peat or Bog-moss).
Position of sex organ in mosses is apical on main stem or branch