They sometimes use the name Apoda to refer to the total group, that is, all caecilians and caecilian-like amphibians that are more closely related to modern groups than to frogs or salamanders.
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Minus Antarctica, " Selaginella " species can be found scattered across the world s continents . " Selaginella apoda " occurs naturally in the Midwestern and Eastern states of the United States.
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All modern caecilians and their closest fossil relatives are grouped as a clade, "'Apoda "', within the larger group Gymnophiona, which also includes more primitive extinct caecilian-like amphibians.
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Within the sporangia, the two gametophyte forms start development . " Selaginella apoda " sporangia can be distinguished from other species of " Selaginella " in how its wall is composed of two layers instead of three.
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In a study testing the effects of boron on " Selaginella " species, the sporophyte heights in " S . apoda " demonstrated important contrasts between specimens treated with a small dose of boron and specimens without chemical treatment.
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The "'brown mudfish "', " Neochanna apoda ", a galaxiid endemic to New Zealand, is found in wetlands in the southwest of the North Island and the northern half of the west coast of the South Island.
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The primary leaves of " S . apoda " significantly contrast in shape from the cotyledons of the plant . " Selaginella apoda " leaf blades have borders with a margin that is light green in appearance or simply identical to each other.
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The primary leaves of " S . apoda " significantly contrast in shape from the cotyledons of the plant . " Selaginella apoda " leaf blades have borders with a margin that is light green in appearance or simply identical to each other.
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"Selaginella apoda " falls under the order Selaginellales and the family Selaginellaceae, the biggest family of the lycophytes group and of which " Selaginella " is the single genus . worldwide, of which about 320 can be found in the Western Hemisphere alone.
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Tropical regions have diverse " Selaginella " floras . " Selaginella " hybrid species are rare because they do not have spore dispersal methods that allow for scattering of them across great distances . " Selaginella apoda " megaspores may be dispersed by wind or water.
