Family: Cymodoceaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Marine Aquatic
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies, southern United States, Mexico and Central America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for shallow salt water in the northwestern and southeastern Commonwealth (Rose Island, Eleuthera, Mayaguana).
In shallow coastal waters; throughout the Archipelago (Correll & Correll, 1982)
Comments:
For an image, visit
SEINet.
Synonyms:
Halodule beaudettei. The Flora of the West Indies (see link below) and ITIS treat these two as distinct, but many others do not. See, for instance, the
Flora of North America and
The Plant List.
