Ceratophyllum demersum

Author
Linnaeus, 1753
Common Names
  • Coontail
  • Hornwort
  • Rigid Hornwort

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Min Depth
1 meters
Max Depth
3 meters
Overall Geographic Range
cosmopolitan
Habitat-Biology
  • submergent vegetation
References

  • Les, D. H. 1986. The phytogeography of Ceratophyllum demersum and C. echinatum (Ceratophyllaceae) in glaciated North America. Canadian Journal of Botany 64: 498–509.

  • Lot, A., A. Novelo Retana, M. Olvera García, and P. Ramírez-García. 1999. Catálogo de Angiospermas Acuáticas de México. Hidrófitas Estrictas Emergentes, Sumergidas y Flotantes. Cuardernos del Instituto de Biología 33. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F. 161 pp.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-13-2024.

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