Glossary Item

Seagrass is a term that refers to flowering plants belonging to the following plant families and genera within these families:

Zosteraceae

1. Alga
   

2. Heterozostera
   

3. Nanozostera
   

4. Phyllospadix
   

5. Zostera
   

Cymodoceaceae

1. Amphibolis
   

2. Cymodocea
   

3. Diplanthera
   

4. Halodule
   

5. Pectinella
   

6. Syringodium
   

7. Thalassodendron
   

Hydrocharitaceae

1. Anacharis
   

2. Blyxa
   

3. Dominia
   

4. Egeria
   

5. Elodea
   

6. Enhalus
   

7. Halophila
   

8. Hydrilla
   

9. Hydrocharis
   

10. Lagarosiphon
    

11. Maidenia
    

12. Najas
    

13. Ottelia
    

14. Schizotheca
    

15. Thalassia
    

16. Udora
    

17. Vallisneria
    

Ruppiaceae

1. Udora
   

Zannichelliaceae

1. Althenia
   

2. Lepilaena
   

3. Zannichellia
   

Gracilariaceae

1. Gracilaria