CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Plantae (kingdom)  »  Tracheophyta (phylum)  »  Liliopsida (class)  »  Alismatales (order)  »  Hydrocharitaceae (family)

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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