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Phyllospadix torreyi Torrey's Surfgrass

Phyllospadix torreyi is commonly referred to as Torrey's Surfgrass. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Draping Surfgrass, Phyllospadix torreyi.At minus tide,Cayucos, California 2017


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lexID:
13987 
AphiaID:
374709 
Scientific:
Phyllospadix torreyi 
German:
Torreys Seegras 
English:
Torrey's Surfgrass 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Plantae (Kingdom) > Tracheophyta (Phylum) > Magnoliopsida (Class) > Alismatales (Order) > Cymodoceaceae (Family) > Phyllospadix (Genus) > torreyi (Species) 
Initial determination:
S.Watson, 1879 
Occurrence:
California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, USA 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
- 4 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Salt marshes, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 23.62" (60 cm) 
Food:
Photosynthesis 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-07-19 13:53:25 

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Phyllospadix torreyi S.Watson, 1879

Torrey's surfgrass is a plant species found along the Pacific Coasts of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California and Baja California (including Guadalupe Island). It grows in salt marshes in the intertidal zones. This grass-like plant with toothless leaves up to 60 cm long.

Phyllospadix torreyi is the obligate host to the epiphytes, Melobesia mediocris and Smithora naiadum.


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