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Tapegrass Halophila decipiens

Classification

Halophila [genus] (4)
decipiens [species]

Classification

Halophila [genus] (4)
decipiens [species]

Presence

Recorded on Curaçao
Presence status Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
Distribution description Native to Pacific, Southern America, Asia-Tropical, Asia-Temperate, Africa, Northern America and Australasia.
Notes on presence status Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba.

Publications

  • Kuenen, M.M.C.E. 1995. A quantitative study of the seagrass and algal meadows of the Spaanse Water, Curaçao, the Netherlands Antilles. Aquatic Botany 51: 291-310.
  • MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.
  • Proosdij, A.S.J. van 2012. Arnoldo's Zakflora: Wat in het wild groeit en bloeit op Aruba, Bonaire en Curaçao. 318 pp. Walburg Pers, Zutphen.