Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Alismatales > Family Hydrocharitaceae > Genus Halophila

Halophila decipiens Ostenf.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Halophila*	Thouars	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Clarke, C. B.; Schmidt, J.; Paulsen, O.; Ravn, F. K.; Warming, E.; Ostenfeld, C. H.; Harms, H.; Schumann, K.; Engler, A.; Stephani, F. (1902). Compositae, Umbelliferae—Rhizophoraceae—Fagaceae—Loranthaceae— Podostemaceae—Hydrocharitaceae, Lemnaceae, Pontederiaceae, Potamogetonaceae, Gentianaceae (Limnanthemum), Nymphaeaceae— Leguminosae—Scitamineae—Araceae—Hepaticae. Botanisk Tidsskrift, 24: 260-263, 1 figure.
basis of record	Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38
additional source	Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
additional source	Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD.
nomenclatural reference	in Bot. Tidsskr. 24: 260. 1902

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

Uotila, P. 2009+: Hydrocharitaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Halophila decipiens Ostenf. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/55f32fc4-5193-4bd7-8e9d-9ea229d15f1c

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Halophila decipiens Ostenfeld, 1902. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145713