Takakia ceratophylla is one of the two known species of moss in the genus Takakia, in the family Takakiaceae. It was first described by the botanist William Mitten in 1861. The species is considered vulnerable, threatened by habitat loss from human activity.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe RankG1 Critically Imperiled 3 CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
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Source Takakia Ceratophylla (Wikidata)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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1. Takakia ceratophylla (Wikipedia)
article text (habitat realm), EntityId 352278
Takakia ceratophylla is terrestrial and can be found in China, India, Nepal, and the United States.
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Takakia ceratophylla is one of the two species of toothless mosses in the genus Takakia, under the Takakiaceae family.
In Biome: Desert, Geographic range and habitat
The natural habitats for this species are rocky areas (eg. inland or mountain cliffs) and cold desert that experiences late snow cover.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. NatureServe Explorer: Takakia ceratophylla
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G1"
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
5. Takakia Ceratophylla (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q80262 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q80262
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
- Child Taxon Of: Takakia, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q80293 (Takakia)
View the Source Plant (Wikipedia)
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.
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