Cymodocea nodosa

Cymodocea nodosa
Blossoming Cymodocea nodosa off the coast of Corsica
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)
Synonyms

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 and is sometimes known as little Neptune grass. 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.

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