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Scientific Name: Halophila beccarii Ascherson, 1871
English Name: Turf grass
Photo: Natural History Museum
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Description:
It is small, has a unique shape, and has four to ten leaves on each stalk. The form of the H. beccarii leaf blades is linear to lanceolate, with a sharp tip and an attenuate base. The leaf blade’s length ranges from 0.7 to 1.5 cm (7 to 15 mm), while its breadth is between 0.1 and 0.3 cm (1 to 3 mm), with a completely serrated border occasionally present. There are no cross veins and one to three longitudinal midveins. The internodes, which sustain the plants, are 1-2 cm long and have a narrow diameter of approximately 1 mm on the rhizomes.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
coastal intertidal area of Bakkhali river estuary, Cox’s Bazar.
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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