Posidonia ostenfeldii

Taxobox
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Alismatales
familia = Posidoniaceae
genus = "Posidonia"
species ="P. ostenfeldii"
binomial="Posidonia ostenfeldii"
binomial_authority = Hartog

"Posidonia ostenfeldii" is a species of seagrass that occurs in the southern waters of Australia.

Description

A species of "Posidonia". A perennial rhizomatous herb that appears as clumps on sand in marine habitat. It is found at depths between 1 and 15 metres. The leaf blades are 6-12 mm wide.

Distribution

This species is found in waters around the southern coast of Australia. "Posidonia ostenfeldii" is recorded at the edge of the Esperance Plains, the Archipelago of the Recherche, at the southern coast of Southwest Australia.

Taxonomy

This species is contained by the "Posidoniaceae" family, one of eight occurring in southern Australia. The ninth member, "Posidonia oceanica", is found in the mediterranean sea. Several related species within "Posidonia" are described as the "Posidonia ostenfeldii" complex.

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External links

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*APNI|name="Posidonia ostenfeldii" |id=2445
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/Posidoni.htm Posidoniaceae] in L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards) [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ The families of flowering plants] .
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=55487&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock National Center for Biotechnology Information]