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What are leptoids?


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Leptoids:

  1. In the stems of some mosses, such as the Polytrichaceae family, a leptoid is an extended food-conducting cell similar to the phloem.
  2. They encircle strands of hydroids that transport water.
  3. The conduction cells of mosses, and leptoids appear similar to those of fossil protracheophytes

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