Cymodocea

Cymodocea
Blossoming C. nodosa off the coast of Corsica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Cymodoceaceae
Genus: Cymodocea
K.D.Koenig
Synonyms[1]
  • Phucagrostis Cavolini, 1792, rejected name, not Willd. 1806
  • Phucagrostis Willd. 1806 illegitimate homonym not Cavolini 1792

Cymodocea is a genus in the family Cymodoceaceae described as a genus in 1805.[2][3] It includes four species of sea grass distributed in warm oceans.

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
  • Malta
  • 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]
  • Cymodocea angustata Ostenf. - northwestern Australia
  • Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Asch. - Mediterranean from Portugal to Israel; coast of NW Africa as far south as Senegal; Canary Islands
  • Cymodocea rotundata Asch. & Schweinf. - shores of Indian Ocean, Red Sea, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean
  • Cymodocea serrulata (R.Br.) Asch. & Magnus - shores of Indian Ocean, Red Sea, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean

References

  1. ^ a b c "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. ^ Koenig, Karl Dietrich Eberhard. 1805. Annals of Botany 2: 96
  3. ^ "Tropicos | Name - !Cymodocea K.D. Koenig". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.


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