Phyllospadix

Phyllospadix

Phyllospadix sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Zosteraceae
Genus:	Phyllospadix Hooker (1838)

Phyllospadix is a genus of seagrass or surfgrass, a flowering plant in the family Zosteraceae, comprising 5 species. ^[1] Phyllospadix grows in marine waters along the coasts of the temperate North Pacific.^[1]

Species

The species currently recognised are:

Phyllospadix iwatensis
Phyllospadix japonicus
Phyllospadix scouleri (type species)
Phyllospadix serrulatus
Phyllospadix torreyi

References

^ ^a ^b 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 9781402029424.

Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Phyllospadix". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=42996. Retrieved 2009-02-21.

External links

Images of Phyllospadix at Algaebase