Biology:Thalassia (plant)
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Short description: Genus of aquatic plants
| Thalassia | |
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| Thalassia hemprichii[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrilloideae |
| Genus: | Thalassia Banks ex K.D.König[1] |
| Type species | |
| Thalassia testudinum | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Schizotheca Ehrenb. | |
Thalassia is a marine seagrass genus comprising two known species.[4]
Species
- Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Asch. - Pacific Turtlegrass (shores of the Western and Central Indo-Pacific)[4][5]
- Thalassia testudinum (Banks ex K.D.König) - Caribbean Turtlegrass (Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Bermuda)[4]
References
- ↑ "Genus: Thalassia Banks ex K. D. Koenig". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-25. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?12025. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ↑ 1900 illustration from Hemprich F.G. & Ehrenberbg C.G. - Symbolae physicae seu Icones Adhuc Inditeae : coroprum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs nameddenHartog - ↑ "International Plant Names Index". http://ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=125207-3&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditSimplePlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_wholeName%3DThalassia%2Bhemprichii%2B%26output_format%3Dnormal. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Thalassia". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=43004. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
External links
- Images of Thalassia at Algaebase
Wikidata ☰ Q596300 entry
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