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Thalassodendron ciliatum

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Alismatales > Family: Cymodoceaceae > Genus: Thalassodendron

Thalassodendron ciliatum  
Thalassodendron ciliatum, Inhaca Island, Mozambique. [photo D Gwynne-Evans ©, Flora of Mozambique]  

A seagrass, usually found in rocky areas with strong currents. Distribution includes the western Indian Ocean, including off the coast of northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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