Family Takakiaceae Rank Species | Genus Takakia Higher classification Takakia Order Takakiales | |
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Similar Takakia, Andreaeobryum, Andreaea, Andreaeopsida, Haplomitrium | ||
Takakia lepidozioides is a species of moss in the Takakiaceae family, one of two species of Takakia. It is characterized by its tiny bifid leaves in which each segment is only a few cells wide, conspicuous rhizomous shoots, and long leafless stolon shoots which facilitate the colonization of bare areas. A very unusual feature is the lack of male plants within the species, which are thought to have become extinct during an ice age.
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