Seagrass biodiversity of the Fiji and Samoa islands, South Pacific

Five seagrass species and one subspecies distributed in two families (Hydrocharitaceae and Cymodoceaceae) are reported from the Fiji Islands and the Samoan Archipelago. The Fijian seagrass flora comprises Halophila decipiens, H. ovalis, H. ovalis subspecies bullosa, Halodule pinifolia, Halodule unin...

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Published in:New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research 2006-06, Vol.40 (2), p.345-356
Main Authors: Skelton, Posa A., South, G. Robin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biodiversity
Cymodocea serrulata
Cymodoceaceae
distribution
Fiji
Halodule
Halodule pinifolia
Halodule uninervis
Halophila
Halophila decipiens
Halophila minor
Halophila ovalis ssp. bullosa
Hydrocharitaceae
Indo-Pacific flora
Marine
Samoa
seagrasses
Syringodium isoetifolium
Thalassia hemprichii
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Summary:Five seagrass species and one subspecies distributed in two families (Hydrocharitaceae and Cymodoceaceae) are reported from the Fiji Islands and the Samoan Archipelago. The Fijian seagrass flora comprises Halophila decipiens, H. ovalis, H. ovalis subspecies bullosa, Halodule pinifolia, Halodule uninervis, and Syringodium isoetifolium. Halophila ovalis, H. ovalis ssp. bullosa, and S. isoetifolium are the only taxa recorded from Samoa. Records of Thalassia hemprichii, Cymodocea serrulata, Halophila minor, and Halophila ovata credited to Fiji and Samoa are either erroneous or remain to be verified. All the species reported herein have an Indo-Pacific distribution, except H. ovalis ssp. bullosa endemic to Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. Halophila decipiens is confirmed for the first time from Fiji with all specimens collected subtidally from 10-25 m depth.
ISSN:0028-8330
1175-8805
DOI:10.1080/00288330.2006.9517426