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Posidonia oceanica, commonly known as Neptune grass or Mediterranean tapeweed, is a seagrass species that is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. [2] It forms large underwater meadows that are an important part of the ecosystem. The fruit is free floating and known in Italy as "the olive of the sea" (l'oliva di mare [3]).
Posidonia is a genus of flowering plants. It contains nine species of marine plants [ 3 ] (" seagrass "), found in the seas of the Mediterranean and around the south coast of Australia . The APG system (1998) and APG II system (2003) accept this genus as constituting the sole genus in the family Posidoniaceae , which it places in the order ...
Electra posidoniae is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea where it grows on Posidonia oceanica and occasionally Zostera marina. These seagrasses grow in soft sediment at depths down to about 35 m (115 ft). They have rhizomes sending up tufts of leaves of new leaves and losing their old foliage in the autumn.
The ninth member, Posidonia oceanica, is found in the Mediterranean sea. The genus name for this species, Posidonia, is given for the god of the seas Poseidon, and australis refers to the southern distribution. The species was first described by Joseph Hooker in Flora Tasmaniae. [11] Common names for the plant include fibre-ball weed and ribbon ...
Lulworthiales is a monotypic order of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes and also subclass Lulworthiomycetidae. [1]The order Lulworthiales, with its sole family Lulworthiaceae, consists of strictly marine fungal genera found on a wide range of substrates such as seagrasses (including Posidonia oceanica [2]), seaweeds, and seafoam.
The seagrasses along the coast are dominated by posidonia oceanica, halophila stipulacea and cymodocea nodosa. [1] Posidonia oceanica is mostly abundant in the shallow waters and can extend more down to more than 30 metres in the depth. The forested land area is mostly covered by species such as holly oak, common alder, elm, bay laurel and ...
The bay of Katelios is a designated marine Natura 2000 site. Due to the shallow waters of the bay and the scattered reef outcrops, the flow of sea water is slower than surrounding waters, making it an ideal habitat for the protected sea grass Posidonia oceanica, which occupies a significant portion of
Underwater sea-grass beds of Posidonia oceanica, which is particularly important for the development of other organisms and the retention and cycling of suspended particles and various substances in the marine environment, are widely spread and in good condition.