Thallophyta is a division of the plant kingdom including primitive forms of plant life showing a simple plant body. Including unicellular to large algae, fungi, lichens. The first ten phyla are referred to as thallophytes. They are simple plants without roots stems or leaves.

Where are Thallophyta found?

Habitat: They are mostly aquatic (both freshwater and marine) organisms. They may occur in other habitats: moist stones, soils, and wood. Some of them also occur in association (symbiotic relation) with fungi (lichen) and animals (e.g., on sloth bear).

What's the meaning of Thallophyta?

: any of a group of plants or plantlike organisms (such as algae and fungi) that lack differentiated stems, leaves, and roots and that were formerly classified as a primary division (Thallophyta) of the plant kingdom.