Thalassia (plant)
Genus of aquatic plants
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thalassia is a marine seagrass genus comprising two known species.[3]
| Thalassia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Thalassia hemprichii[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrilloideae |
| Genus: | Thalassia Banks ex K.D.König[2] |
| Type species | |
| Thalassia testudinum Banks ex K.D.König[3] | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
|
Schizotheca Ehrenb. | |
Species
- Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Asch. - Pacific Turtlegrass (shores of the Western and Central Indo-Pacific)[3][5]
- Thalassia testudinum (Banks ex K.D.König) - Caribbean Turtlegrass (Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Bermuda)[3]
