Blossoming Cymodocea nodosa off the coast of Corsica
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Cymodoceaceae
Genus:
Cymodocea
Species:
C. nodosa
Binomial name
Cymodocea nodosa
(Ucria) Asch. (1870)[2]
Synonyms[3]
Cymodocea aequorea K.D.Koenig Cymodocea major (Willd.) Grande Cymodocea preauxiana Webb & Berthel. Cymodocea webbiana A.Juss. Phucagrostis major Theophr. ex Cavolini Phucagrostis nodosa (Ucria) Kuntze Kernera nodosa (Ucria) Schult. & Schult.f. Zostera mediterranea DC. Zostera nodosa Ucria
Cymodocea nodosa is a species of seagrass in the family Cymodoceaceae[3] and is sometimes known as little Neptune grass.[4] As a seagrass, it is restricted to growing underwater and is found in shallow parts of the Mediterranean Sea and certain adjoining areas of the Atlantic Ocean.
^Short, F.T.; Carruthers, T.J.R.; Waycott, M.; Kendrick, G.A.; Fourqurean, J.W.; Callabine, A.; Kenworthy, W.J.; Dennison, W.C. (2010). "Cymodocea nodosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153535A4516419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153535A4516419.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Asch. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2011-08-17
^ ab"Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Asch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
^Lesser Neptune Grass (Cymodocea nodosa) Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine Archipelagos Wildlife Library. Retrieved 2011-08-17
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