Thalassia (plant)

Thalassia
Thalassia hemprichii [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Hydrocharitaceae
Subfamily:	Hydrilloideae
Genus:	Thalassia Banks ex K.D.König [2]
Type species
Thalassia testudinum Banks ex K.D.König [3]
Synonyms [4]
SchizothecaEhrenb.

Thalassia is a marine seagrass genus comprising two known species. ^[3]

Species

• Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Asch. - Pacific Turtlegrass (shores of the Western and Central Indo-Pacific) ^{[3] [5]}
• Thalassia testudinum (Banks ex K.D.König) - Caribbean Turtlegrass (Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Bermuda) ^[3]

References

1. 1900 illustration from Hemprich F.G. & Ehrenberbg C.G. - Symbolae physicae seu Icones Adhuc Inditeae : coroprum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum
2. "Genus: Thalassia Banks ex K. D. Koenig". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
3. den Hartog, C. (2005). "Taxonomy and biogeorgraphy of seagrasses". In Larkum, Anthony W.D.; Duarte, Carlos; Orth, Robert J. (eds.). Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation. Springer-Verlag New York, LLC. ISBN   978-1-4020-2942-4.
4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. "International Plant Names Index" . Retrieved 2009-06-17.

• Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Thalassia". AlgaeBase . World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-02-21.

External links

• Media related to Thalassia at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Thalassia at Wikispecies
• Images Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine of Thalassia at Algaebase