Specimen Information

Halophila stipulacea
Halophila stipulacea
(tropical seagrass)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1878066
GroupPlants
GenusHalophila
Speciesstipulacea
Common Nametropical seagrass
CountryGrenada
StateGD
LocalityBlue Point Bay
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameEastern Caribbean
HUC8 Number32006400
Map
Collection Day16
Collection Month11
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46016
Author:Aponte, N.
Date:0
Title:University of Puerto Rico Herbarium (MSM)
Publisher:University of Puerto Rico
Reference 2
Ref. Number:46015
Author:Ruiz, H., and D.L. Ballantine
Date:2004
Title:Occurrence of the seagrass Halophila stipulacea in the tropical West Atlantic
Journal:Bulletin of Marine Science
Volume:75
Issue:1
Pages:131-135
Commentsfloating next to shore
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordnation
DisposalUniversity of Puerto Rico
Museum Cat NumberMSM
VerifierHector Ruiz


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