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Halophila
Halophila is a genus of seagrasses in the family Hydrocharitaceae, the tape-grasses. It was described as a genus in 1806. The number of its contained species, and its own placement in the order Alismatales, has been subject to revision by botanical authors.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Sea Wrack
speciesHalophila ovalis
halophila seagrass
speciesHalophila stipulacea
Caribbean Seagrass
speciesHalophila decipiens
Paddle Weed
speciesHalophila australis
Spiny Dugong Grass
speciesHalophila spinulosa
Hawaiian Seagrass
speciesHalophila hawaiiana
Engelmann's Seagrass
speciesHalophila engelmannii
Ocean turf grass
speciesHalophila beccarii
Halophila major
speciesHalophila major
Halophila minor
speciesHalophila minor
Halophila gaudichaudii
speciesHalophila gaudichaudii
Midrib Seagrass
speciesHalophila baillonis
Halophila tricostata
speciesHalophila tricostata
Halophila nipponica
speciesHalophila nipponica
Halophila sulawesii
speciesHalophila sulawesii
Halophila capricorni
speciesHalophila capricorni
Halophila okinawensis
speciesHalophila okinawensis
Halophila mikii
speciesHalophila mikii
Halophila siaochihkanensis
speciesHalophila siaochihkanensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50372.