Specimen Information

Halophila stipulacea
(tropical seagrass)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1670548
GroupPlants
GenusHalophila
Speciesstipulacea
Common Nametropical seagrass
StateVI
CountySt. John
LocalityMennebeck Reef
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. John-St. Thomas
HUC8 Number21020001
HUC10 Number2102000103
HUC12 Number210200010300
Map
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Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:37447
Author:Willette, D.A., J. Chalifour, A.O.D. Debrot, M.S. Engel, J. Miller, H.A. Oxenford, F.T. Short, S.C.C. Steiner, F. Védie
Date:2014
Title:Continued expansion of the trans-Atlantic invasive marine angiosperm Halophila stipulacea in the Eastern Caribbean
Journal:Aquatic Botany
Volume:112
Pages:98-102
Comments"The seagrass occurred in a mixed seagrass bed with Thalassia testudinum and Syringodium filiforme on sand adjacent to the reef."
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
VerifierWillette et al.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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