CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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CAAB Code:	63 605002 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Halophila ovalis (R. Br.) Hook. f
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	63 - Angiosperms Flowering plants
Family:	63 605 Hydrocharitaceae (seagrasses) - show full list
Common Name:	[a seagrass]
Common Names List:	seagrass; paddleweed
Organism Type:	a seagrass
Synonyms:	Halophila ovata
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Parent Codes:	63 605902 Halophila spp.

Distribution map:
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Occurrence locations [142] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records

Scientific Name Notes:

This taxon has been cited in some publications as H. ovata Gaudich., but H. ovalis is the correct name according to APNI and other sources.

Identifiers:

Cleveland	B1010203
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208930 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2022-07-28 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

Record source and Scientific Name verified against:	Hnatiuk, R. J., Editor, 1990, Census of Australian Vascular Plants. Australian flora and fauna series, no. 11. Australian Government Publishing Service , Canberra

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