Oceana serrulata

Oceana serrulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Cymodoceaceae
Genus: Oceana
Byng & Christenh.
Species:
O. serrulata
Binomial name
Oceana serrulata
(R.Br.) Byng & Christenh.
Synonyms
  • Cymodocea acaulis Peter
  • Cymodocea asiatica Makino
  • Cymodocea serrulata (R.Br.) Asch. & Magnus
  • Phucagrostis serrulata (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Caulinia serrulata R.Br.
  • Kernera serrulata (R.Br.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Posidonia serrulata (R.Br.) Spreng.
  • Thalassia reptans Sol. ex Graebn., not validly publ.
  • Zostera serrulata (R.Br.) Targ.Tozz.

Oceana serrulata, commonly known as serrated ribbon seagrass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cymodoceaceae. It is the sole species in genus Oceana. It is a marine rhizomatous hydrogeophyte native to the western and central Indo-Pacific region, ranging from the Red Sea and East African coast to Madagascar, tropical Asia, northern Australia, and the western Pacific.