Lepilaena marina

Lepilaena marina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Potamogetonaceae
Genus: Lepilaena
Species: L. marina
Binomial name
Lepilaena marina
E.L.Robertson

Lepilaena marina is a plant found in brackish to marine waters in Australia. It has been suggested that the species be transferred to Althenia.[1]

References

  1. Ito, Y., Nr. Tanaka, P. García-Murillo, A.M. Muasya (in press) A new delimitation of the Afro-Eurasian plant genus Althenia to include its Australasian relative, Lepilaena (Potamogetonaceae) – evidence from DNA and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution xxx: xxx-xxx.


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