Halophila australis, the paddle weed, is a species of seagrass in the family Hydrocharitaceae, native to southern Australia.[2][3] Preferring calm waters, it is found on both mud and sand substrates from the low tide mark down to about 23 m (75 ft).[4]
| Halophila australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Genus: | Halophila |
| Species: | H. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Halophila australis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Halophila ovalis subsp. australis (Doty & B.C.Stone) Hartog | |
References
edit- ^ Short, F.T.; Carruthers, T.J.R.; Waycott, M.; Kendrick, G.A.; Fourqurean, J.W.; Callabine, A.; Kenworthy, W.J.; Dennison, W.C. (2010). "Halophila australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T173371A7001541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T173371A7001541.en. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Halophila australis Doty & B.C.Stone". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Seagrasses of Australia". mesa.edu.au. Marine Education Society of Australasia. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Species Fact Sheet Halophila australis Doty & Stone 1966: 306, fig. 2". Electronic Flora of South Australia. State Herbarium of South Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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