Halophila
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Halophila is a genus of seagrasses in the family Hydrocharitaceae, the tape-grasses. It was described as a genus in 1806.[2] The number of its contained species, and its own placement in the order Alismatales, has evolved.
Quick Facts Tape-grasses, Scientific classification ...
Tape-grasses | |
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Halophila engelmannii – Star Grass. Picture taken in Florida's Gulf Coast. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
Subfamily: | Hydrilloideae |
Genus: | Halophila Thouars |
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