Thalassia

Translingual

Thalassia testudinum

Etymology

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Proper noun

Thalassia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrocharitaceae – certain seagrasses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; "Angiospermae" – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Lilianae – superorder; Alismatales – order; Hydrocharitaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Thalassia testudinum - type species; Thalassia hemprichii - only other species

Further reading

• Thalassia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Thalassia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Thalassia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Thalassia at USDA Plants database
• Thalassia at Tropicos
• Thalassia at World Register of Marine Species
• Thalassia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Thalassia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Thalassia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Thalassia at The Plant List
• Thalassia at Paleobiology Database