Tetraphis
Genus of mosses
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Tetraphis is a genus of two species of mosses (Bryophyta). Its name refers to its four large peristome teeth.
| Tetraphis | |
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| Tetraphis pellucida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Tetraphidopsida |
| Order: | Tetraphidales |
| Family: | Tetraphidaceae |
| Genus: | Tetraphis Hedw. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Georgia Müller Hal. | |
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]
This density-dependent sexual reproduction strategy is common in fish but Tetraphis is the first moss in which this has been documented.[1]
