Scientific or common name:

Cymodocea manatorum Asch.

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CYMODOCEACEAE - Manatee-grass family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Cymodocea manatorum Asch.
Nomencl. ref.: Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin (1868) 19.
Rank: species
See: ► Cymodocea filiformis (Kütz.) Correll

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Common names

U.S. name: Manatee grass

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Cymodocea filiformis (Kütz.) Correll
= Syringodium filiforme Kütz.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Alismatidae
Order: Najadales
Family: Cymodoceaceae
Genus: Cymodocea
Species:

1) Cymodocea filiformis (Kütz.) Correll 2) Cymodocea manatorum Asch. 3) Cymodocea rotundata Ehrenb. & Hempr. ex Asch. 4) Cymodocea serrulata (R. Br.) Asch. & Magnus

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (FL, LA, MS, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)


Map for Cymodocea manatorum Asch.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Cymodoceaceae)
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1) Cymodocea 2) Diplanthera (halodule) 3) Halodule 4) Syringodium 5) Thalassodendron

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Common names (Cymodocea)
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1) Cymodocea (Cymodocea rotundata) 2) Manatee grass (Cymodocea filiformis)

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More species:
1) Cymophyllus fraseri (Andrews) Mack. ex Britton [153]
2) Cymopterus alpinus A. Gray [207]
3) Cymopterus anisatus A. Gray [241]
4) Cymopterus bipinnatus S. Watson [139]
5) Cymopterus hendersonii (J.M. Coult. & Rose) Cronquist [131]
6) Cymopterus lemmonii (J.M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn [128]
7) Cymopterus macdougalii (J.M. Coult. & Rose) Tidestr. [149]
8) Cymopterus terebinthinus (Hook.) Torr. & A. Gray [142]
9) Cynanchum barbigerum (Scheele) Shinners var. breviflorum Shinners [144]
10) Cynanchum peraffine Woodson [135]

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