Oceana serrulata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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] | |
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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]