Amphibolis

Taxobox
name = "Amphibolis"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Alismatales
familia = Cymodoceaceae
genus = "Amphibolis"
genus_authority =
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* "Amphibolis antarctica"
* "Amphibolis griffithii"

"Amphibolis" is a genus in the family Cymodoceaceae. It includes two species of sea grass endemic to the western and southern coast of Australia, "Amphibolis antarctica" and "Amphibolis griffithii", commonly known as sea nymph or wire weed. The seeds produce an anchoring comb of bristles while they mature on the female plant, giving the seedling a purchase when it arrives at a new site.

A type of seagrass, the plants of this genus forms meadows on calcareous sands. These meadows, and their consequent detritus, become an important source of food and shelter for a number of marine species. The interweaving roots and leaves consolidate the substrate of the ocean floor, protecting it from erosion by currents and wave action.

References

*cite web | url = http://wwwscience.murdoch.edu.au/centres/others/seagrass/amphibolis.html | title = Amphibolis | accessdate = 2007-12-16 | author = Mike van Keulen | authorlink = | coauthors = | date = 2005-10-25 | work = Western Australian Seagrass | publisher = Murdoch University | quote =
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