Halodule

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Halodule
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Cymodoceaceae
Genus: Halodule
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Synonyms [1]

Halodule is a genus of plants in the family Cymodoceaceae described as a genus in 1841. [2] [3] It is widespread on tropical and semi-tropical ocean shores of all continents except Europe and Antarctica. [1] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Species

Hybridization has been reported in the Pacific between H. pinifolia and H. uninervis. [8]

There are six recognised species: [1]

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References

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  8. Ito, Y. and Nr. Tanaka (2011) Hybridisation in a tropical seagrass genus, Halodule (Cymodoceaceae), inferred from plastid and nuclear DNA phylogenies Archived 2013-08-25 at archive.today . Telopea 13: 219-231