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Elodea (waterweed)

Angiospermae - Alismatales - Hydrocharitaceae

Taxonomy
Elodea was named by Michaux (1803). It is extant.

It was assigned to Plantae by Knowlton (1919); and to Hydrocharitaceae by LaMotte (1952).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Elodea Michaux
1919Elodea Knowlton
1952Elodea LaMotte p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderAlismatalesBrown 1820
familyHydrocharitaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusElodeaMichaux 1803

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Elodea Michaux 1803 [waterweed]
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Elodea canadensis Michaux 1803
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available