Halodule

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Cymodoceaceae
Genus: Halodule
Species: H. bermudensis – H. ciliata – H. emarginata – H. pinifolia – H. uninervis – H. wrightii
Nothospecies: H. × serratifolia
Name

Halodule Endl., Gen. Pl., Suppl. 1: 1368 (1841).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Diplanthera Thouars, Gen. Nov. Madagasc.: 3 (1806), nom. illeg.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Trop. & Subtrop. coasts

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

Endlicher, S.L. , 1841. Genera Plantarum, Supplementum Secundum 1: 1368.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Halodule in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Halodule. Published online. Accessed: Jan 13 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Halodule in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 13. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Halodule. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

Halodule is a genus of plants in the family Cymodoceaceae described as a genus in 1841.[2][3] It is widespread on tropical and semi-tropical ocean shores of all continents except Europe and Antarctica.[1][4][5][6][7]
Species

Hybridization has been reported in the Pacific between H. pinifolia and H. uninervis.[8]

There are six recognised species:[1]

Halodule bermudensis - Bermuda
Halodule ciliata - Panama
Halodule emarginata - SE Brazil
Halodule pinifolia - India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Hainan, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, New Guinea, Queensland, Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga, Caroline Islands
Halodule uninervis - shores of Indian + Pacific Oceans, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Bay of Bengal, Papuasia, Queensland, Micronesia
Halodule wrightii - Atlantic Ocean shores including Caribbean + Gulf of Mexico: Africa (Senegal, Mauritania, Angola), West Indies, South America (Venezuela, Brazil), Mexico, Central America, United States (TX LA MS AL FL NC MD)

References

"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus. 1841. Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita Supplementum 1(2)1368–1369 in Latin
"Tropicos | Name - !Halodule Endl". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
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"Halodule in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
"Halodule in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
Ito, Y. and Nr. Tanaka (2011) Hybridisation in a tropical seagrass genus, Halodule (Cymodoceaceae), inferred from plastid and nuclear DNA phylogenies Archived 2013-08-25 at archive.today. Telopea 13: 219-231