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Tetraphis pellucida
Also called Pellucid Four Tooth Moss, Common Four Toothed Moss
Tetraphis pellucida, the pellucid four-tooth moss, is one of two species of moss in the acrocarpous genus Tetraphis.
Its name refers to its four large peristome teeth found on the sporophyte capsule.
Tetraphis pellucida occurs almost exclusively on rotten stumps and logs, and is native to the northern hemisphere. The leafy shoot is between eight and 15 mm tall. The lower leaves are 1 to 2 mm long, whereas the upper and perichaetial leaves – leaves that surround the archegonia – are 3 mm long. The leaves are plain and whole at the margins.
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