Tetraphis
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Tetraphis is a genus of two species of mosses (Bryophyta). Its name refers to its four large peristome teeth.
Reproduction
The sex of Tetraphis shoots can transform depending on the shoot density. When a colony is sparse female—gemmae-producing—shoots dominate. When the colony is sufficiently dense they transform into male shoots.[1]Template:R/superscript
This density-dependent sexual reproduction strategy is common in fish but Tetraphis is the first moss in which this has been documented.[1]Template:R/superscript
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Robin Wall Kimmerer (2003). Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses. ISBN 9780870714993.
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