Posidonia sinuosa Cambridge & J.Kuo 1979

Current name: Posidonia sinuosa Cambridge & J.Kuo
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Posidonia sinuosa Cambridge & J.Kuo 1979: 309, figs 2, 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20 a

Published in: Cambridge, M.L. & Kuo, J. (1979). Two new species of seagrasses from Australia, Posidonia sinuosa and P. angustifolia (Posidoniaceae). Aquatic Botany 6: 307-328.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Posidonia is Posidonia caulinii K.D.Koenig.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Point Atwick, Garden Island, Western Australia; (Robertson 1984: 92) Type: Cambridge; 20 November 1971; 3 m deep; PERTH; (Robertson 1984: 92)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very sinuate (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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Habitat note
Widely distributed to a depth of 15 m in bays and other shelterd areas either in pure stands or growing sympatrically with P. australis or P. angustifolia; in more exposed areas may form meadows with Amphibolis spp; rhizome firmly rooted in the substrate (Robertson 1984). - (24 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 July 2025