Ruppia megacarpa

Ruppia megacarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Ruppiaceae
Genus: Ruppia
Species:
R. megacarpa
Binomial name
Ruppia megacarpa

Ruppia megacarpa is a submerged herb species in the genus Ruppia found in shallow brackish waters. It is a common on Australasian coasts, including Australia (NSW; SA; Vic; WA and New Zealand (type locality).[2] Isolated populations have been currently found in East Asia, including Japan, Korea, and Far East Russia,[3][4] hence, the species distribution exhibit latitudinally disjunct (antitropical) distribution between East Asia and Australasia.

Ecology

This species is known to have hybridized with 'Occidentalis' of the R. maritima complex in Hokkaido, Japan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Short, F.T., Carruthers, T.J.R., Waycott, M., Kendrick, G.A., Fourqurean, J.W., Callabine, A., Kenworthy, W.J. & Dennison, W.C. (2010). "Ruppia megacarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T173351A6997332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T173351A6997332.en. Retrieved 31 May 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Jacobs, S.W.L. and M.A. Brock (1982) A revision of the genus Ruppia (Potamogetonaceae) in Australia. Aquatic Botany 14: 325–337
  3. ^ a b Ito, Y., T. Ohi-Toma, J. Murata, and Nr. Tanaka (2010) Hybridization and polyploidy of an aquatic plant, Ruppia (Ruppiaceae), inferred from plastid and nuclear DNA phylogenies. American Journal of Botany 97: 1156–1167
  4. ^ Ito, Y., T. Ohi-Toma, A. V. Skriptsova, M. Sasagawa, Nr. Tanaka, and J. Murata (2014) Ruppia megacarpa (Ruppiaceae): a new species to the floras of Japan, Korea, and Russia. Botanica Pacofica 3: 49–52


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