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Thalassia (plant)

Genus of aquatic plants

Summary

Genus of aquatic plants

Thalassia is a marine seagrass genus comprising two known species.

Species

  • Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Asch. - Pacific Turtlegrass (shores of the Western and Central Indo-Pacific)
  • Thalassia testudinum (Banks ex K.D.König) - Caribbean Turtlegrass (Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Bermuda)

References

References

  1. 1900 illustration from Hemprich F.G. & Ehrenberbg C.G. - Symbolae physicae seu Icones Adhuc Inditeae : coroprum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum
  2. (2010-01-25). "Genus: ''Thalassia'' Banks ex K. D. Koenig". United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=308871 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
  4. den Hartog, C.. (2005). "Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation". Springer-Verlag New York, LLC.
  5. "International Plant Names Index".
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