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Cymodocea nodosa Little Neptune Seagrass, Sendler Seagrass

Cymodocea nodosa is commonly referred to as Little Neptune Seagrass, Sendler Seagrass. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
6022 
AphiaID:
145793 
Scientific:
Cymodocea nodosa 
German:
Schlankes Tanggras 
English:
Little Neptune Seagrass, Sendler Seagrass 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Plantae (Kingdom) > Tracheophyta (Phylum) > Magnoliopsida (Class) > Alismatales (Order) > Cymodoceaceae (Family) > Cymodocea (Genus) > nodosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Ucria) Ascherson, 1870 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Balearic Islands, Corsica, Croatia, Cyprus, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Madeira, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Sicilian Sea (Mediterranean), Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, West Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 40 Meter 
Habitats:
Bays, Lagoons, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Photosynthesis 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-08-15 20:55:31 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Cymodocea nodosa are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Cymodocea nodosa, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Cymodocea nodosa, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson, 1870

Synonymised names
Cymodocea aequorea K.D.Koenig · unaccepted (synonym)
Cymodocea major (Willd.) Grande · unaccepted (synonym)
Cymodocea preauxiana Webb & Bethel. · unaccepted (synonym)
Cymodocea webbiana A.Juss. · unaccepted (synonym)
Zostera nodosa Ucria · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

  1. Algae Base (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Morphology and Genetic Studies of Cymodocea Seagrass Genus in Tunisian Coasts (en). Abgerufen am 28.04.2023.
  3. SeaLifeBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. The economic potential of beach-cast seagrass – Cymodocea nodosa: a promising renewable source of chicoric acid (en). Abgerufen am 28.04.2023.

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Cymodocea nodosa,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2025
Cymodocea nodosa,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2025

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