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Slender sea-grass

Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Asch., 1869

PlantsFlowering plantUnderwater plants

Plante à fleur avec rhizome et radicelles jamais apparents, feuilles très vertes, très fines, en bouquets légers et peu denses. Touffes fines et espacées sur fond meuble et peu profond

Possible confusions

Zostères

Biotope / Habitat

Fonds meubles dans des eaux chargées en nutriments

Distribution

Méditerranée, mer rouge, océan atlantique, océan indien, océan pacifique

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticReunion IslandRed SeaCanary Islands

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

TangrassGerman (Germany)
Algueró nuós European Spanish
CymodoceaEuropean Spanish
CymodocéeFrench (France)
Paille de merFrench (France)
CimodoceaItalian (Italy)
ZeegrassDutch (Netherlands)

Other invalid scientific names

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Sources

Algae Base : Cymodocea nodosa
FEUGAS Marie-Pierre, LAMARE Véronique, PERGENT Gérard in : DORIS, 06/03/2017 : Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Asch., https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/762

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 25/01/2020 : Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Asch., 1869, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/107

Modification history

Created by Annie Lafourcade on 17/01/2020

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