Oil body

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An oil body is an organelle found almost uniquely within the cells of liverworts. The size, shape, color, and number of oil bodies per cell is characteristic of certain species and may be used to identify them.

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Microscopic views of liverwort cells, showing a variety of oil body shapes and arrangements.

Ptilidium ciliare, a leafy liverwort

Chiloscyphus pallescens, a leafy liverwort

Cephalozia connivens, a leafy liverwort

Metzgeria furcata, a thallose liverwort