( ( Metridium exilis ) ( ( is ( ( ( a ( small ( intertidal species ) ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( ( typically ( 0.2 cm2 ) ) ( pedal ( disc area ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ( that ( ( reproduces asexually ) ( by ( ( binary fission ) ( -LRB- ( ( longitudinal fission ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Metridium) (NNS exilis)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ small) (JJ intertidal) (NN species)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (S (VP (ADVP (RB typically) (NP (CD 0.2) (NNS cm2))) (VB pedal) (NP (NN disc) (NN area)))) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ reproduces) (ADVP (RB asexually)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (JJ binary) (NN fission)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (JJ longitudinal) (NN fission)) (-RRB- -RRB-))))))))) (. .)))
Metridium exilis is a small intertidal species (typically 0.2cm2 pedal disc area) that reproduces asexually by binary fission (longitudinal fission).
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Prokaryotic) (NNS organisms)) (VP (VB reproduce) (ADVP (RB asexually)) (PP (IN through) (NP (JJ binary) (NN fission)))) (. .)))