Seagrass: Seagrasses Are
Seagrass: Seagrasses Are
Seagrass: Seagrasses Are
Contents
1 Ecology
2 Taxonomy
3 Environmental services
4 Uses
6 See also
7 References
8 Further references
9 External links
Ecology
Environmental services
Seagrass bed with several echinoids, Grahams Harbour, San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Seagrass bed with dense turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) and an immature queen conch
(Eustrombus gigas), Rice Bay, San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Evolution of seagrasses
Seagrasses are sometimes labeled ecosystem engineers, because they partly create their own
habitat: the leaves slow down water-currents increasing sedimentation, and the seagrass roots
and rhizomes stabilize the seabed.
Their importance for associated species is mainly due to provision of shelter (through their
three-dimensional structure in the water column), and for their extraordinarily high rate of
primary production. As a result, seagrasses provide coastal zones with a number of ecosystem
goods and ecosystem services, for instance habitat for commercially and recreationally
valued fishery species,[3] fishing grounds, wave protection, oxygen production and protection
against coastal erosion. Seagrass meadows account for more than 10% of the oceans total
carbon storage.[4] Per hectare, it holds twice as much carbon dioxide as rain forests. Yearly,
seagrasses sequester about 27.4 million tons of CO2 (Reference Needed). Due to global
warming, some seagrasses will go extinct Posidonia oceanica is expected to go extinct, or
nearly so, by 2050. This would result in CO2 release.[5][6]
Uses
Historically, seagrasses were collected as fertilizer for sandy soil. This was an important use
in the Ria de Aveiro, Portugal, where the plants collected were known as molio.
In the early 20th century, in France and, to a lesser extent, the Channel Islands, dried
seagrasses were used as a mattress (paillasse) filling - such mattresses were in high demand
by French forces during World War I. It was also used for bandages and other purposes.
Currently, seagrass has been used in furniture, and woven like rattan.
See also
Alismatales
Blue carbon
Salt marsh
Mangrove
References
1.
Seagrass-Watch: What is seagrass? Retrieved 2012-11-16.
Waycott, Michelle; McMahon, Kathryn; Lavery, Paul (2014). A Guide to Southern
Temperate Seagrasses. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9781486300150.
Jackson et al., 2015, Use of a seagrass residency index to apportion commercial
fishery landing values and recreation fisheries expenditure to seagrass habitat service
"Seagrasses Store as Much Carbon as Forests". Livescience. TechMedia Network. 21
May 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
EOS magazine, JulyAugust 2012
Laffoley, Dan (December 26, 2009). "To Save the Planet, Save the Seas". The New
York Times. Retrieved December 2009.
McGlathery KJ (2001) "Macroalgal blooms contribute to the decline of seagrass in
nutrientenriched coastal waters" Journal of Phycology, 37: 453456.
Fox SE, YS Olsen and AC Spivak (2010) "Effects of bottom-up and top-down
controls and climate change on estuarine macrophyte communities and the ecosystem
services they provide" In: PF Kemp (Ed) Eco-DAS Symposium Proceedings, ALSO, Chapter
8: 129145.
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Further references
den Hartog, C. 1970. The Sea-grasses of the World. Verhandl. der Koninklijke
Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde, No. 59(1).
Green, E.P. & Short, F.T.(eds). 2003. World Atlas of Seagrasses. University of
California Press, Berkeley, CA. 298 pp.
Hemminga, M.A. & Duarte, C. 2000. Seagrass Ecology. Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge. 298 pp.
Hogarth, Peter The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses (Oxford University Press,
2007)
Larkum, Anthony W.D., Robert J. Orth, and Carlos M. Duarte (Editors) Seagrasses:
Biology, Ecology and Conservation (Springer, 2006)
Orth, Robert J. et al. "A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems" BioScience
December 2006 / Vol. 56 No. 12, Pages 987-996.
Short, F.T. & Coles, R.G.(eds). 2001. Global Seagrass Research Methods. Elsevier
Science, Amsterdam. 473 pp.
A.W.D. Larkum, R.J. Orth, and C.M. Duarte (eds). Seagrass Biology: A Treatise. CRC
Press, Boca Raton, FL, in press.
External links
Seagrass and Seagrass Beds overview from the Smithsonian Ocean Portal
Nature Geoscience article describing the locations of the seagrass meadows around
the world
Taxonomy of seagrasses
SeagrassLI
Seagrass Science and Management in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand
Cambodian Seagrasses
Phyllospadix
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
surfgrass
Phyllospadix sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Zosteraceae
Genus:
Phyllospadix
Hooker (1840)
Phyllospadix is a food source for many animals including this Tectura palacea.
Phyllospadix, surfgrass,[1] is a genus of seagrass, a flowering plant in the family Zosteraceae,
described as a genus in 1840.[2][3][4][5] Phyllospadix grows in marine waters along the coasts of
the temperate North Pacific.[5]
It is one of the seagrass genera that can perform completely submerged pollination.[6]
Species
Accepted species[7]
1. Phyllospadix iwatensis -- China, Korea, Japan, Russian Far East
2. Phyllospadix japonicus -- China, Korea, Japan
3. Phyllospadix juzepczukii -- Russian Far East
4. Phyllospadix scouleri (type species) -- Alaska to Baja California
5. Phyllospadix serrulatus -- Alaska, British Columbia, Washington
6. Phyllospadix torreyi -- British Columbia to northwestern Mexico
References
1.
"Phyllospadix". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA.
Retrieved 30 September 2015.
Hooker, William Jackson. 1840. Flora boreali-americana, or, the botany of the
northern parts of British America 2: 171 description in Latin, commentary and habitat
information in English
Hooker, William Jackson. 1840. Flora boreali-americana, or, the botany of the
northern parts of British America 2: figure CLXXXVI line drawing as illustration
Tropicos, Phyllospadix Hook.
Larkum, Anthony W.D.; Duarte, Carlos; Orth, Robert J., eds. (2005). "Taxonomy and
biogeorgraphy of seagrasses". Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation. SpringerVerlag New York, LLC. ISBN 978-1-4020-2942-4.
http://www.mbari.org/staff/conn/botany/seagrass/erika/SEX.HTM
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Zostera
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about saltwater eelgrasses. For freshwater eelgrasses, see
Vallisneria.
Zostera (marine
eelgrasses)
Zostera marina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Zosteraceae
Genus:
Zostera
L. (1753)
Synonyms[1]
Heterozostera
(Setch.) Hartog
Zostera is a small genus of widely distributed seagrasses, commonly called marine eelgrass
or (outside North America) simply eelgrass. The genus Zostera contains 15 species.
Contents
1 Ecology
2 Distribution
o
3 Uses
4 Species
5 References
6 External links
Ecology
Eelgrass once grew in abundance in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, where it was harvested, dried
and used for insulation in houses, such as the governor's summer mansion in Island Beach
State Park. A blight decimated the eelgrass, which ended harvesting of the plant. The plant is
making a gradual comeback.
Uses
Eelgrass has been used for food by the Seri tribe of Native Americans on the coast of Sonora,
Mexico. The rhizomes and leaf-bases of eelgrass were eaten fresh or dried into cakes for
winter food. It was also used for smoking deer meat. The Seri language has many words
related to eelgrass and eelgrass-harvesting. The month of April is called xnoois ihaat iizax,
literally "the month when the eelgrass seed is mature".[2]
Zostera has also been used as packing material and as stuffing for mattresses and cushions.
On the Danish island of Ls it has been used for thatching roofs. Roofs of eelgrass are said
to be heavy, but also much longer-lasting and easier to thatch and maintain than roofs done
with more conventional thatching material.
Zostera can also be utilized to produce biomass energy using the Jean Pain method.
Species
Accepted species[1]
1. Zostera angustifolia (Hornem.) Rchb. - Russian Far East, British Isles,
Denmark, Sweden
2. Zostera asiatica Miki - Russian Far East, Japan, Korea, NE China
3. Zostera caespitosa Miki - Russian Far East, Japan, Korea, NE China
4. Zostera capensis Setchell - Madagascar; Kenya to Cape Province
5. Zostera capricorni Ascherson - New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand
6. Zostera caulescens Miki - Russian Far East, Japan, Korea, NE China
7. Zostera chilensis (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les - Chile
8. Zostera japonica Ascherson & Graebner - Russian Far East, Japan, Korea,
China, Vietnam
9. Zostera marina L. - shores of North Pacific, North Atlantic, Mediterranean,
Black Sea, Sea of Okhotsk
10.Zostera mucronata den Hartog - Australia
11.Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson - Australia
12.Zostera nigricaulis (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les - Australia
13.Zostera noltii Hornem. - shores of Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean,
Black Sea, Caspian Sea
14.Zostera novazelandica Setchell - New Zealand
15.Zostera polychlamys (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les - Australia
16.Zostera tasmanica Martens ex Ascherson - Australia
References
1.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
1.
External links
Wikispecies has information related to: Zostera
Enhalus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Enhalus
Enhalus acoroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Hydrocharitaceae
Enhalus
Genus:
Rich.[1]
Binomial name
Enhalus acoroides
(L.f.) Royle[2]
Synonyms[3]
Stratiotes acoroides
L.f.
Vallisneria
sphaerocarpa Blanco
Enhalus is a monotypic genus of marine flowering plants.[4] Enhalus is large seagrass native
to coastal waters of the tropical Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.[4] The strap-shaped leaves
arise directly from the rhizomes and can reach 1 m in length.[4] Enhalus is surface pollinated
with male flowers that detach from the plant to float on the surface until they reach a female
flower where pollination can occur.[4]
Species
Enhalus acoroides.
During a bloom of Enhalus acoroides, tiny male flowers float on the water like bits of
styrofoam. When several come near one another, they tend to form rafts by sticking in
an orderly manner.
The female flower in full bloom. The white petals fall off the day after blooming.
References
1.
Mem. Inst. Par. ii. (1811) (Math.-Phys.)., 64. (Index Kewensis)
Illustrations of the Botany of the Himalayan Mountains 1 1839 (APNI)
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
1
Larkum, Anthony W.D.; Duarte, Carlos; Orth, Robert J., eds. (2005). "Taxonomy
and biogeorgraphy of seagrasses". Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation.
Springer-Verlag New York, LLC. ISBN 978-1-4020-2942-4.
Halophila
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
tape-grasses
Seagrass
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Hydrocharitaceae
Halophila
Genus:
Thouars
Synonyms[1]
Barkania Ehrenb.
Species
Species accepted by the Kew Botanical Garden[1]
1. Halophila australis - southern Australia
2. Halophila baillonis - Caribbean, N South America
3. Halophila beccarii - S + E + SE Asia
4. Halophila capricorni - New Caledonia, islands in Coral Sea
References
1.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars 1806. Genera Nova Madagascariensia 2
1.
External links
Thalassia (genus)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thalassia
Thalassia hemprichii[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Hydrocharitaceae
Subfamily: Hydrilloideae
Thalassia
Genus:
Banks ex
K.D.Knig[2]
Type species
Thalassia testudinum
Banks ex K.D.Knig[3]
Synonyms[4]
Schizotheca Ehrenb.
Posidonia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Posidonia (disambiguation).
Posidonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Posidoniaceae
Family:
Hutch.[1]
Genus:
Posidonia
K.D.Koenig
Species
See text.
Posidonia is a genus of flowering plants. It contains two to nine species of marine plants
("seagrass"), found in the seas of the Mediterranean and around the south coast of Australia.
The APG system (1998) and APG II system (2003) accept this genus as constituting the sole
genus in the family Posidoniaceae, which it places in the order Alismatales, in the clade
monocots. The AP-Website concludes that the three families Cymodoceaceae, Posidoniaceae
and Ruppiaceae form a monophyletic group. Earlier systems classified this genus in the
family Potamogetonaceae or in the family Posidoniaceae but belonging to order Zosterales.
Species
This is a list of species that are nominally contained by the genus:[2]
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile - This plant is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea,
where it forms undersea meadows.
The species described by Linnaeus, Posidonia oceanica, is found in the Mediterranean; the
rest are located around the southern coast of Australia. Some species are endemic seagrasses
of Western Australia, all the Australian species are found in that region's diverse habitats. This
arrangement was divided into two complexes: the Posidonia australis and Posidonia
ostenfeldii groups.[6] Some species descriptions may only be regional characteristics, and may
need further revision.[2][7]
In 2006 a huge clonal colony of P. oceanica was discovered south of the island of Ibiza. At
8 km across and possibly up to 100,000 years of age, it may be one of the largest and oldest
clonal colonies on Earth.[8]
References
1.
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical
Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 105121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x.
Retrieved 2013-06-26.
Mike van Keulen. "The genus Posidonia Knig (nom. cons.) (Posidoniaceae).".
Murdoch University.
Cambridge, M.L. and Kuo, J. (1979) Two new species of seagrass from Australia,
Posidonia sinuosa and Posidonia angustifolia (Posidoniaceae). Aquat. Bot. 6, 307-328 f.
Keulen
Kuo, J. and Cambridge, M.L. (1984) A taxonomic study of the Posidonia ostenfeldii
complex (Posidoniaceae) with descriptions of four new Australian seagrasses. Aquat. Bot. 20,
267-95. f. Keulen
den Hartog, C. (1970) Seagrasses of the World. Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetens. Afd.
Naturk. Ser. 2 59:139 f. Keulen
Kuo, J. and McComb, A.J. (1989) In: "Biology of Seagrasses. A treatise on the
biology of seagrasses with special reference to the Australian region." (Eds. A.W.D. Larkum,
A.J. McComb, S.A. Shepherd) (Aquatic Plant Studies 2) (Elsevier, Amsteredam). p. 6-73 f.
Keulen
Campey, M.L.; Waycott M.; Kendrick G.A. (January 2000). "Re-evaluating species
boundaries among members of the Posidonia ostenfeldii species complex (Posidoniaceae) morphological and genetic variation". Aquatic Botany 66 (1): pp. 4156(16) Research
article. doi:10.1016/S0304-3770(99)00015-7. [dead link]
Ibiza Spotlight (28 May 2006). "Ibiza's Monster Marine Plant". Retrieved 2014-08-13.
Amphibolis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
sea nymph
or wire weed
Amphibolis antarctica[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked
Angiosperms
):
(unranked
Monocots
):
Order:
Alismatales
Family: Cymodoceaceae
Amphibolis
Genus:
(Labillardire) Sonder
& Ascherson ex
Ascherson
Synonyms[2]
Graumuellera Rchb.
Pectinella J.M.Black
Amphibolis is a genus in the family Cymodoceaceae. It includes two species of sea grass
endemic to the western and southern coast of Australia, Amphibolis antarctica and
Amphibolis griffithii, commonly known as sea nymph or wire weed.
The seeds produce an anchoring comb of bristles while they mature on the female plant,
giving the seedling a purchase when it arrives at a new site.
A type of seagrass, the plants of this genus forms meadows on calcareous sands. These
meadows, and their consequent detritus, become an important source of food and shelter for a
number of marine species. The interweaving roots and leaves consolidate the substrate of the
ocean floor, protecting it from erosion by currents and wave action.[citation needed]
Species
There are two species:[2]
1. Amphibolis antarctica (Labill.) Asch. - SA Tas Vic WA
2. Amphibolis griffithii (J.M.Black) Hartog - SA WA
References
1.
1859 illustration from Linnean Society of London - Transactions of the Linnean Society
of London v22
1.
Cymodocea
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cymodocea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Cymodoceaceae
Cymodocea
Genus:
K.D.Koenig
Synonyms[1]
Phucagrostis Cavolini,
1792, rejected name, not
Willd. 1806
Phucagrostis Willd.
1806 illegitimate homonym
not Cavolini 1792
Contents
1 Habitat
2 Population
3 Location
4 Species
5 References
Habitat
Cymodocea can be found in clear water and in the high intertidal areas. It is a hardy species
and it is adaptable to marginal conditions. Just like other intertidal species, it can commonly
be confused with other species of its kind. This species can not handle full exposure at low
tide and dry conditions.
Population
Cymodocea is not under any threat to become an endangered species, and it is a widespread
species in the locations that it is found. The only threats that can be recorded are coastal
development and other anthropogenic activity.
Location
Cymodocea is native to the following countries:[1]
Australia
China
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kenya
Madagascar
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Mayotte
Micronesia
Federated States of: Mozambique; New Caledonia; Palau; Papua New Guinea;
Philippines; Saudi Arabia; Seychelles; Singapore; Tanzania,
United Republic of: Thailand; United States Minor Outlying Islands; Vanuatu; Yemen
Species
accepted species[1]
1. Cymodocea angustata Ostenf. - northwestern Australia
2. Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Asch. - Mediterranean from Portugal to Israel; coast of NW
Africa as far south as Senegal; Canary Islands
3. Cymodocea rotundata Asch. & Schweinf. - shores of Indian Ocean, Red Sea, South
China Sea, Pacific Ocean
4. Cymodocea serrulata (R.Br.) Asch. & Magnus - - shores of Indian Ocean, Red Sea, South
China Sea, Pacific Ocean
References
1.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Koenig, Karl Dietrich Eberhard. 1805. Annals of Botany 2: 96
Tropicos, Cymodocea K.D. Koenig
Halodule
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halodule
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Cymodoceaceae
Halodule
Genus:
Endl.
Synonyms[1]
Diplanthera Thouars 1806 not
Gleditsch 1764 (Acanthaceae) nor
Banks & Sol. ex R. Br. 1810 (syn of
Deplanchea in Bignoniaceae) nor
Schrank 1819 (Acanthaceae) nor
Raf. 1833 (syn of Platanthera in
Orchidaceae)
Species
Hybridization has been reported in the Pacific between H. pinifolia and H. uninervis.[8]
There are six recognised species:[1]
1. Halodule bermudensis - Bermuda
2. Halodule ciliata - Panama
3. Halodule emarginata - SE Brazil
4. Halodule pinifolia - India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Hainan, Taiwan, Ryukyu
Islands, New Guinea, Queensland, Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga, Caroline Islands
5. Halodule uninervis - shores of Indian + Pacific Oceans, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Bay of
Bengal, Papuasia, Queensland, Micronesia
6. Halodule wrightii - Atlantic Ocean shores including Caribbean + Gulf of Mexico:
Africa (Senegal, Mauritania, Angola), West Indies, South America (Venezuela,
Brazil), Mexico, Central America, USA (TX LA MS AL FL NC MD)
References
1.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus. 1841. Genera plantarum secundum ordines
naturales disposita Supplementum 1(2)13681369 in Latin
Tropicos, Halodule Endl.
Davidse, G., M. Sousa Snchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6:
ixvi, 1543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Snchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana.
Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico, Mxico, D.F..
Schatz, G. E., S. Andriambololonera, Andrianarivelo, M. W. Callmander, Faranirina,
P. P. Lowry, P. B. Phillipson, Rabarimanarivo, J. I. Raharilala, Rajaonary, Rakotonirina, R. H.
Ito, Y. and Nr. Tanaka (2011) Hybridisation in a tropical seagrass genus, Halodule
(Cymodoceaceae), inferred from plastid and nuclear DNA phylogenies. Telopea 13:
219-231
External links
Syringodium
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Syringodium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Cymodoceaceae
Syringodium
Genus:
Ktz.[1]
Type species
Syringodium filiforme[1]
Ktz.
Synonyms[2]
Phycoschoenus (Asch.) Nakai
Syringodium is a genus in the family Cymodoceaceae described as a genus in 1860.[3][4] It is
found along shorelines of tropical and subtropical marine environments (Indian and Pacific
Oceans, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico).[2]
Species
There are two recognised species[2]
1. Syringodium filiforme Ktz. - shores of Gulf of Mexico (TX LA MS FL, Tamaulipas,
Veracruz, Tabasco, Yucatn Peninsula), and Caribbean (Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman
Islands, Greater + Lesser Antilles, Central America, Venezuela, Colombia)
2. Syringodium isoetifolium - Indian + western Pacific shores including Red Sea, Persian
Gulf, South China Sea: Africa (Egypt to Mozambique, Madagascar, Socotra,
Seychelles, Mauritius, Runion, Maldives, Andaman & Nicobar, Arabian Peninsula,
Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, southern China, Papuasia, northern Australia,
Papuasia, Micronesia
References
1.
In: Algae Marinae Exsiccatae 9: no. 426. 1860. "Name - Syringodium Ktz.". Tropicos.
Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved February 16, 2010. Type
Specimens: Syringodium filiforme
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Ktzing, Friedrich Traugott. 1860. Algae Marinae Exsiccatae 9: 426
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Thalassodendron
Thalassodendron ciliatum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Cymodoceaceae
Thalassodendron
Genus:
Hartog
Species
1. Thalassodendron ciliatum - Islands of the Indian Ocean; shores of Africa, Asia,
Australia, Micronesia
2. Thalassodendron leptocaule - Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal
3. Thalassodendron pachyrhizum - Western Australia
References
1.
1900 illustration from Symbolae physicae seu Icones Adhuc Inditeae : coroprum
naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum Plate 6 by Hemprich F.G. & Ehrenberg C.G.
Hartog, Cornelis den. 1970. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche
Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde; Tweede Sectie 59(1): 186
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Thalassodendron
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thalassodendron
Thalassodendron ciliatum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Cymodoceaceae
Thalassodendron
Genus:
Hartog
Species
1. Thalassodendron ciliatum - Islands of the Indian Ocean; shores of Africa, Asia,
Australia, Micronesia
2. Thalassodendron leptocaule - Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal
3. Thalassodendron pachyrhizum - Western Australia
References
1.
1900 illustration from Symbolae physicae seu Icones Adhuc Inditeae : coroprum
naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum Plate 6 by Hemprich F.G. & Ehrenberg C.G.
Hartog, Cornelis den. 1970. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche
Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde; Tweede Sectie 59(1): 186
1.