Cymodocea

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Cymodoceaceae
Genus: Cymodocea
Species: C. angustata – C. nodosa – C. rotundata
Name

Cymodocea K.D.Koenig, Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 2: 96 (1806), nom. cons.

Type species: Cymodocea aequorea K.D.Koenig, Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 2: 96 (1806), currently regarded as a synonym of Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Asch., Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1869: 4 (1869).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Phucagrostis Cavolini, Phucagr. Theophr. Anth.: xiii (1792), nom. rej.
Phucagrostis Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 649 (1806), nom. illeg.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Cymodocea

Continental: Europe
Regional: Southwestern Europe
Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
Regional: Macaronesia
Canary Islands.
Regional: West Tropical Africa
Mauritania, Senegal.
Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
Regional: East Tropical Africa
Kenya, Tanzania.
Regional: South Tropical Africa
Mozambique.
Regional: Western Indian Ocean
Aldabra, Comoros, Mozambique Channel Islands, Madagascar.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Western Asia
Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
Regional: Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Regional: China
Hainan.
Regional: Eastern Asia
Nansei-shoto.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
Regional: Indian Subcontinent
India.
Regional: Indo-China
Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam.
Regional: Malesia
Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi.
Regional: Papuasia
Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Queensland, Western Australia.
Continental: Pacific
Regional: Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia, Vanuatu.
Regional: Northwestern Pacific
Caroline Islands.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

König, K.D.E. 1806. Annals of Botany (Edited by König & Sims) 2: 96.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Cymodocea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Nov. 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Cymodocea. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 22 2014.
Tropicos.org 2014. Cymodocea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Nov. 2014.

Vernacular names

Cymodocea is a genus in the family Cymodoceaceae described as a genus in 1805.[2][3] It includes four species of sea grass distributed in warm oceans.
Habitat

Cymodocea can be found in clear water and in the high intertidal areas. It is a hardy species and it is adaptable to marginal conditions. Just like other intertidal species, it can commonly be confused with other species of its kind. This species can not handle full exposure at low tide and dry conditions.
Population

Cymodocea is not under any threat to become an endangered species, and it is a widespread species in the locations that it is found. The only threats that can be recorded are coastal development and other anthropogenic activity.
Location

Cymodocea is native to the following countries:[1]

Australia
China
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kenya
Madagascar
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Mayotte
Micronesia
Malta
Federated States of: Mozambique; New Caledonia; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Saudi Arabia; Seychelles; Singapore; Tanzania,
United Republic of: Thailand; United States Minor Outlying Islands; Vanuatu; Yemen

Species

accepted species[1]

Cymodocea angustata Ostenf. - northwestern Australia
Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Asch. - Mediterranean from Portugal to Israel; coast of NW Africa as far south as Senegal; Canary Islands
Cymodocea rotundata Asch. & Schweinf. - shores of Indian Ocean, Red Sea, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean
Cymodocea serrulata (R.Br.) Asch. & Magnus - shores of Indian Ocean, Red Sea, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean