Halophila stipulacea (Hydrocharitaceae): A Recent Introduction to the Continental Waters of Venezuela

Beatriz Vera; Ligia Collado-Vides; Celia Moreno; Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek

doi:10.18475/cjos.v48i1.a11

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Beatriz Vera,¹ Ligia Collado-Vides,^2,* Celia Moreno,¹ Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek³

¹1Laboratorio de Ecología y Taxonomía de Macrofitas Marinas, Centro de Botánica Tropical, Instituto d
²2Department of Biological Sciences, OE 167 and Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida Inte
³3Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto Morelos

^*Corresponding author: colladol@fiu.edu

Abstract

The occurrence of the introduced seagrass Halophila stipulacea (Hydrocharitaceae) is reported for Puerto Azul, Playa Mansa, Venezuela. This record documents range expansion to the Caribbean mainland, and first observation of male flowers, of this introduced seagrass, which until April 2013 was only reported at several Caribbean islands.

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Beatriz Vera, Ligia Collado-Vides, Celia Moreno, and Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek "Halophila stipulacea (Hydrocharitaceae): A Recent Introduction to the Continental Waters of Venezuela," Caribbean Journal of Science 48(1), 66-70, (1 January 2014). https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v48i1.a11

Published: 1 January 2014

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