Althenia marina

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Althenia marina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Potamogetonaceae
Genus: Althenia
Species:
A. marina
Binomial name
Althenia marina
(E.L.Robertson) Yu Ito
Synonyms

Lepilaena marina E.L.Robertson

Althenia marina is a plant found in brackish to marine waters in Australia. The species has been transferred from the genus Lepilaena.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ito, Y., Nr. Tanaka, P. García-Murillo, A.M. Muasya (in press) A new delimitation of the Afro-Eurasian plant genus Althenia to include its Australasian relative, Lepilaena (Potamogetonaceae) – evidence from DNA and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution xxx: xxx-xxx.