Thalassodendron
| Thalassodendron | |
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| Thalassodendron ciliatum[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Cymodoceaceae |
| Genus: | Thalassodendron Hartog |
Thalassodendron is a genus of seagrass in the family Cymodoceaceae described as a genus in 1970.[2][3] It grows along the shores of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
- Thalassodendron ciliatum - Islands of the Indian Ocean; shores of Africa, Asia, Australia, Micronesia
- Thalassodendron leptocaule - Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal
- Thalassodendron pachyrhizum - Western Australia
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Tropicos | Name - Thalassodendron Hartog". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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