Phyllospadix
| Surfgrass | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Phyllospadix sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Zosteraceae |
| Genus: | Phyllospadix Hooker (1840) |
Phyllospadix is a food source for many animals including this Tectura palacea.
Phyllospadix, surfgrass,[1] is a genus of seagrass, a flowering plant in the family Zosteraceae, described as a genus in 1840.[2][3][4][5] Phyllospadix grows in marine waters along the coasts of the temperate North Pacific.[5]
It is one of the seagrass genera that can perform completely submerged pollination.[6]
Species
- Accepted species[7]
- Phyllospadix iwatensis – China, Korea, Japan, Russian Far East
- Phyllospadix japonicus – China, Korea, Japan
- Phyllospadix juzepczukii – Russian Far East
- Phyllospadix scouleri (type species) – Alaska to Baja California
- Phyllospadix serrulatus – Alaska, British Columbia, Washington
- Phyllospadix torreyi – British Columbia to northwestern Mexico
References
- ↑ "Phyllospadix". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Hooker, William Jackson. 1840. Flora boreali-americana, or, the botany of the northern parts of British America 2: 171 description in Latin, commentary and habitat information in English
- ↑ Hooker, William Jackson. 1840. Flora boreali-americana, or, the botany of the northern parts of British America 2: figure CLXXXVI line drawing as illustration
- ↑ Tropicos, Phyllospadix Hook.
- 1 2 Larkum, Anthony W.D.; Duarte, Carlos; Orth, Robert J., eds. (2005). "Taxonomy and biogeorgraphy of seagrasses". Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation. Springer-Verlag New York, LLC. ISBN 978-1-4020-2942-4.
- ↑ http://www.mbari.org/staff/conn/botany/seagrass/erika/SEX.HTM
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Phyllospadix". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
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