marine plants question
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bang guy
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Originally Posted by alix2.0
http:///forum/post/2877231
our environmental science teacher told us that there are zero plants in the ocean. only protists. is this true? i mean i know algae is a protist, but is there anything else at all that would be classified as a plant? mangroves?
thankss.
Have your science teacher look up "Turtle Grass", Thalassia testudinum, as an example of a marine plant.
http:///forum/post/2877231
our environmental science teacher told us that there are zero plants in the ocean. only protists. is this true? i mean i know algae is a protist, but is there anything else at all that would be classified as a plant? mangroves?
thankss.
Have your science teacher look up "Turtle Grass", Thalassia testudinum, as an example of a marine plant.
bang guy
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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2877245
Mangrove?
Kelp?
Halimeda?
Maidens Hair?
Mangrove is arguably terrestrial. I agree with you but his teacher could argue the point.
Kelp, Halimeda, and Maidens Hair are all algae.
Here's a classification for Turtle Grass. I've always found it interesting that it is classified as a flowering Vascular Plant. I've seen the flowers, pretty cool to see a flower in seawater.
Thalassia testudinum
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Alismatidae
Order Hydrocharitales
Family Hydrocharitaceae – Tape-grass family
Genus Thalassia Banks & Sol. ex K.D. Koenig – thalassia
Species Thalassia testudinum Banks & Sol. ex Koenig – turtlegrass
http:///forum/post/2877245
Mangrove?
Kelp?
Halimeda?
Maidens Hair?
Mangrove is arguably terrestrial. I agree with you but his teacher could argue the point.
Kelp, Halimeda, and Maidens Hair are all algae.
Here's a classification for Turtle Grass. I've always found it interesting that it is classified as a flowering Vascular Plant. I've seen the flowers, pretty cool to see a flower in seawater.
Thalassia testudinum
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Alismatidae
Order Hydrocharitales
Family Hydrocharitaceae – Tape-grass family
Genus Thalassia Banks & Sol. ex K.D. Koenig – thalassia
Species Thalassia testudinum Banks & Sol. ex Koenig – turtlegrass
teresaq
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what about Manatee Grass, Shoal grass, paddle grass and Star grass
What are marine plants?
Marine plants (flowering plants) unlike algae, have true roots, stems, and leaves containing vascular tissues just like terrestrial plants. There are approximately 50 known species worldwide and provide life and shelter to almost every marine organism. The most widely spread and abundant plant is Thalassia Testudinum, or turtle grass.
What are marine plants?
Marine plants (flowering plants) unlike algae, have true roots, stems, and leaves containing vascular tissues just like terrestrial plants. There are approximately 50 known species worldwide and provide life and shelter to almost every marine organism. The most widely spread and abundant plant is Thalassia Testudinum, or turtle grass.