Takakia lepidozioides

Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Bryophyta
Classis: Takakiopsida
Ordo: Takakiales
Familia: Takakiaceae
Genus: Takakia
Species: Takakia lepidozioides

Name

Takakia lepidozioides S.Hatt. & Inoue, 1958

References

* Hattori, S. & Inoue, H. (1958) Preliminary report on Takakia lepidozioides. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 18: 133-137.

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.

References

1. ^ Hattori, S.; Inoue, H. (1958). "Preliminary report on Takakia lepidozioides". Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 18: 133-137.