| Chorisodontium aciphyllum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Dicranales |
| Family: | Dicranaceae |
| Genus: | Chorisodontium |
| Species: | C. aciphyllum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chorisodontium aciphyllum Brotherus (1924)
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Chorisodontium aciphyllum is a species of moss found primarily on both sides of the Drake Passage. The species exhibits an extreme degree of cryptobiosis – the ability of a life form to enter a non-metabolic state, extending life indefinitely.