Takakia lepidozioides
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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.
Takakia
Takakia is a genus of two species of moss known from western North America and central and eastern Asia. The genus is placed as a separate family, order and class among the mosses...
. 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.