Specimen Information

Halophila stipulacea
Halophila stipulacea
(tropical seagrass)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1878352
GroupPlants
GenusHalophila
Speciesstipulacea
Common Nametropical seagrass
CountryBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
StateBonaire
LocalityLac Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
Map
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46110
Author:Debrot, A.O., A. Hylkema, W. Vogelaar, H.W.G. Meesters, M.S. Engel, R. Leon, W.F. Prud'homme van Reine, and I. Nagelkerken
Date:2012
Title:Baseline surveys of Lac Bay benthic and fish communities, Bonaire
Publisher:The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation
Pages:52 p
Reference 2
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
Reference 3
Ref. Number:46118
Author:Becking, L.E., T. Bussel, M.S. Engel, M. Christianen, A.O. Debrot
Date:2014
Title:Proximate response of fish, conch, and sea turtles to the presence of the invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea in Bonaire
Publisher:Ministry of Economic Affairs, Bezuidenhoutseweg 73
Pages:35 p
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
VerifierDebrot et al.


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