Cymodocea

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Cymodocea
Cymodocea nodosa.jpg
Blossoming C. nodosa off the coast of Corsica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Cymodoceaceae
Genus: Cymodocea
K.D.Koenig
World map ocean genus Cymodocea.jpg
Synonyms [1]
  • PhucagrostisCavolini, 1792, rejected name, not Willd. 1806
  • PhucagrostisWilld. 1806 illegitimate homonym not Cavolini 1792

Cymodocea is a genus in the family Cymodoceaceae described as a genus in 1805. [2] [3] It includes three species of sea grass distributed in warm oceans.

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Habitat

Cymodocea can be found in clear water and in the high intertidal areas. It is a hardy species and it is adaptable to marginal conditions. Just like other intertidal species, it can commonly be confused with other species of its kind. This species can not handle full exposure at low tide and dry conditions.

Population

Cymodocea is not under any threat to become an endangered species, and it is a widespread species in the locations that it is found. The only threats that can be recorded are coastal development and other anthropogenic activity.

Location

Cymodocea is native to the following countries: [1]

Species

Three species are accepted. [4]

Formerly placed here

References

  1. 1 2 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. Koenig, Karl Dietrich Eberhard. 1805. Annals of Botany 2: 96
  3. "Tropicos | Name - !Cymodocea K.D. Koenig". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  4. "Cymodocea K.D.Koenig". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  5. "Oceana serrulata (R.Br.) Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 26 May 2025.