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Neomacounia nitida
Sign in to save__NOTOC__ Neomacounia nitida, or '''Macoun's shining moss, is an extinct moss that was found only in a small area of Ontario, and the sole species in the genus Neomacounia'''.
Species
ExtinctSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumBryophyta
- ClassBryopsida
- OrderHypnales
- FamilyNeckeraceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Neckeraceae
- Collections
- CMN, NY, S
- Recorded in
- Canada
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- Neomacounia nitida
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- neomacounia moss
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- (Lindb.) Ireland
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__NOTOC__ Neomacounia nitida, or '''Macoun's shining moss, is an extinct moss that was found only in a small area of Ontario, and the sole species in the genus Neomacounia'''.
==Biology== Macoun's shining moss was a large bryophyte with long greenish-brown tufts. The tufts were shiny and up to 6 cm long. The moss was hermaphroditic and capable of fertilizing itself.
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