We discovered that light and an apical auxin minimum are required for development of the first flat body structure (the prothallus) and positioning of the first meristem in Marchantia sporelings - now preprinted:
Eva-Sophie Wallner
De novo meristem development in Marchantia requires light and an apical auxin minimum https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.17.665278v1