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Ruppia megacarpa

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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

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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