Ruppia tuberosa
| Ruppia tuberosa | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Ruppiaceae |
| Genus: | Ruppia |
| Species: | R. tuberosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ruppia tuberosa J.S.Davis & Toml.
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Ruppia tuberosais a submerged herb in the genusRuppiafound in shallow hypersaline waters in Australia.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This is a common submerged herb in Australian coasts, includingNSW,SA,Vic,andWA(type locality).[1]
Description
[edit]This aquatic herb is one of the early diverged species in the genus.[2]
Ecology
[edit]The habitat is up to four times saltier than seawater.[1]
References
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- ^abJacobs, S.W.L. and M.A. Brock (1982) A revision of the genusRuppia(Potamogetonaceae) in Australia.Aquatic Botany14:325–337
- ^Ito, Y., T. Ohi-Toma, J. Murata, and Nr. Tanaka (2010)Hybridization and polyploidy of an aquatic plant,Ruppia(Ruppiaceae), inferred from plastid and nuclear DNA phylogenies.American Journal of Botany97:1156-1167
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