Halophila stipulacea

Halophila stipulacea is a species of seagrass in the Hydrocharitaceae family.[3] It is native to the Indian Ocean that spread into the Mediterranean after the opening of the Suez Canal. This seagrass is widespread through the Gulf of Aqaba.[4] Recently it has arrived in the Caribbean where it is also spreading.

Halophila stipulacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Halophila
Species:
H. stipulacea
Binomial name
Halophila stipulacea
Synonyms[2]
  • Zostera stipulacea Forssk.
  • Thalassia stipulacea (Forssk.) K.D.Koenig
  • Barkania stipulacea (Forssk.) Zanardini ex Pritz.
  • Zostera bullata Delile
  • Barkania bullata (Delile) Ehrenb.
  • Thalassia bullata (Delile) Kunth
  • Halophila balfourii Soler.
  • Halophila madagascariensis Doty & B.C.Stone

References
  1. Short, F.T.; Carruthers, T.J.R.; Waycott, M.; Kendrick, G.A.; Fourqurean, J.W.; Callabine, A.; Kenworthy, W.J. & Dennison, W.C. (2010). "Halophila stipulacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T173319A6989685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T173319A6989685.en. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. "Halophila stipulacea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. "Halophila stipulacea (Forssk.) Asch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  4. Edwards, Alasdair J. (2013). Red Sea. Elsevier. p. 187. ISBN 9781483285993.


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