Takakia is a genus of two moss species found in western North America and in central and eastern Asia. Its evolutionary position is distinctive enough that it is placed in its own separate family, order, and class among the mosses, apart from every other moss lineage.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Takakia Ceratophylla (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Takakia Lepidozioides
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Sources
1. Wikidata: Takakia
- Wikidata Q80293, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikipedia 'Takakia': a genus of two species of mosses
View the Source2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ80293, descriptionView the Source 3. Wikipedia: Takakia
WikipediaSection: Discovery
It occurs in a variety of local habitats, from bare rock, to moist humus, and grows at elevations ranging from sea level to the subalpine.
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Takakia
View the Source Takakia Ceratophylla (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Takakia Ceratophylla, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q80293 (Takakia)View the Source Wikidata: Takakia Lepidozioides
Parent Taxon Of: Takakia Lepidozioides, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q80293 (Takakia)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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