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Cymodocea nodosa, the Glossary

Cymodocea nodosa is a species of seagrass in the family Cymodoceaceae and is sometimes known as little Neptune grass.^[1]

39 relations: Algae, Amphipoda, Atlantic Ocean, Bernardino da Ucria, Big-scale sand smelt, Biodiversity, Black-striped pipefish, Canary Islands, Caulerpa prolifera, Caulerpa racemosa, Caulerpa taxifolia, Corallinaceae, Cymodoceaceae, Decapoda, Dormancy, Dune, Elba, Epiphyte, Family (biology), Golden grey mullet, Isopoda, Leaping mullet, Madeira, Marbled goby, Mauritania, Mediterranean Sea, Mollusca, Paul Friedrich August Ascherson, Photosynthesis, Polychaete, Portugal, Posidonia oceanica, Rhizoid, Rhizome, Seagrass, Seagrass meadow, Senegal, Spanish toothcarp, Zostera noltii.
Biota of Mauritania
Biota of the Adriatic Sea
Biota of the Atlantic Ocean
Biota of the Canary Islands
Biota of the Mediterranean Sea
Cymodoceaceae
Taxa named by Bernardino da Ucria
Taxa named by Paul Friedrich August Ascherson

Algae

Algae (alga) are any of a large and diverse group of photosynthetic, eukaryotic organisms.

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Amphipoda

Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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Bernardino da Ucria

Placido Michele Aurifici, better known as Bernardino da Ucria (9 April 1739 in Ucria, Sicily – 29 January 1796 in Palermo) was a Sicilian friar and botanist.

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Big-scale sand smelt

The big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri) is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae.

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Biodiversity

Biodiversity (or biological diversity) is the variety and variability of life on Earth.

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Black-striped pipefish

The black-striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae.

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Canary Islands

The Canary Islands (Canarias), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish region, autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Caulerpa prolifera

Caulerpa prolifera is a species of green alga, a seaweed in the family Caulerpaceae.

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Caulerpa racemosa

Caulerpa racemosa is a species of edible green alga, a seaweed in the family Caulerpaceae.

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Caulerpa taxifolia is a species of green seaweed, an alga of the genus Caulerpa, native to tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Caribbean Sea. Cymodocea nodosa and Caulerpa taxifolia are Biota of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Corallinaceae

The Corallinaceae are one of the two extant Coralline families of red algae; they are differentiated from the morphologically similar Sporolithaceae by their formation of grouped sporangial chambers, clustered into sori.

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Cymodoceaceae

Cymodoceaceae is a family of flowering plants, sometimes known as the "manatee-grass family", which includes only marine species.

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Decapoda

The Decapoda or decapods (literally "ten-footed") are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, and includes crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, and prawns.

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Dormancy

Dormancy is a period in an organism's life cycle when growth, development, and (in animals) physical activity are temporarily stopped.

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Dune

A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand.

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Elba

Elba (isola d'Elba,; Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago.

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Epiphyte

An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it.

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Family (biology)

Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.

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Golden grey mullet

The golden grey mullet (Chelon auratus) is a fish in the family Mugilidae.

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Isopoda

Isopoda is an order of crustaceans.

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Leaping mullet

The leaping mullet (Chelon saliens) is a species of fish in the family Mugilidae.

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Madeira

Madeira, officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira), is one of two autonomous regions of Portugal, the other being the Azores.

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Marbled goby

Pomatoschistus marmoratus, the marbled goby, is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay down around the Iberian Peninsula through the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

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Mauritania

Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. By land area Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and 28th-largest in the world; 90% of its territory is in the Sahara.

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Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.

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Mollusca

Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals, after Arthropoda; members are known as molluscs or mollusks.

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Paul Friedrich August Ascherson

Paul Friedrich August Ascherson (June 4, 1834 – March 6, 1913) was a German botanist.

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Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is a system of biological processes by which photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their metabolism.

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Polychaete

Polychaeta is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Posidonia oceanica

Posidonia oceanica, commonly known as Neptune grass or Mediterranean tapeweed, is a seagrass species that is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. Cymodocea nodosa and Posidonia oceanica are Biota of the Adriatic Sea, Biota of the Mediterranean Sea and Flora of Malta.

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Rhizoid

Rhizoids are protuberances that extend from the lower epidermal cells of bryophytes and algae.

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Rhizome

In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow horizontally. The rhizome also retains the ability to allow new shoots to grow upwards.

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Seagrass

Seagrasses are the only flowering plants which grow in marine environments.

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Seagrass meadow

A seagrass meadow or seagrass bed is an underwater ecosystem formed by seagrasses.

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Senegal

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country.

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Spanish toothcarp

The Spanish toothcarp (Apricaphanius iberus), also known as the Spanish toothcarp or Iberian killifish, is a small, endemic species of fish in the family Aphaniidae.

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Zostera noltii

Zostera noltii is a species of seagrass known by the common name dwarf eelgrass. Cymodocea nodosa and Zostera noltii are Biota of the Atlantic Ocean, Biota of the Mediterranean Sea and Flora of Portugal.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymodocea_nodosa

Cymodocea nodosa, the Glossary

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See also

Biota of Mauritania

Biota of the Adriatic Sea

Biota of the Atlantic Ocean

Biota of the Canary Islands

Biota of the Mediterranean Sea

Cymodoceaceae

Taxa named by Bernardino da Ucria

Taxa named by Paul Friedrich August Ascherson

References