Oceana serrulata

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Oceana serrulata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Cymodoceaceae
Genus: Oceana
Byng & Christenh.
Species:
O. serrulata
Binomial name
Oceana serrulata
(R.Br.) Byng & Christenh.
Synonyms [1]
  • Cymodocea acaulisPeter
  • Cymodocea asiaticaMakino
  • Cymodocea serrulata(R.Br.) Asch. & Magnus
  • Phucagrostis serrulata(R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Caulinia serrulataR.Br.
  • Kernera serrulata(R.Br.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Posidonia serrulata(R.Br.) Spreng.
  • Thalassia reptansSol. ex Graebn., not validly publ.
  • Zostera serrulata(R.Br.) Targ.Tozz.

Oceana serrulata, commonly known as serrated ribbon seagrass, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Cymodoceaceae. It is the sole species in genus Oceana. It is a marine rhizomatous hydrogeophyte native to the western and central Indo-Pacific region, ranging from the Red Sea and East African coast to Madagascar, tropical Asia, northern Australia, and the western Pacific. [1] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Oceana serrulata (R.Br.) Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. "Cymodocea serrulata R.Brown". Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Integration Network. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. Guiry, M.D. "Oceana serrulata (R.Brown) Byng & Christenhusz 2018". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 25 May 2025.