Splachnum, known as dung moss or petticoat moss, is a genus of moss notable for relying on insects to disperse its spores. It typically grows on patches of dung or decaying animal matter, and its brightly colored, oddly shaped spore bearing structures attract flies that carry its spores to fresh dung in much the way a flower attracts a pollinator.
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Splachnum
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1. Wikipedia: Splachnum
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Splachnum
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Splachnum, also known as dung moss or petticoat moss, is a genus of moss that is well known for its entomophily.
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Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Splachnum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Bryopsida, Taxon recordQuote, Child Taxon Of: Bryopsida, Taxon record
"class": "Bryopsida"
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