{"id":6392,"date":"2026-01-26T15:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cibsub.c.wetopi.com\/especie\/bioespecie_en-cymodocea_nodosa-32818"},"modified":"2026-01-26T15:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:50:13","slug":"bioespecie_en-cymodocea_nodosa-32818","status":"publish","type":"especie","link":"https:\/\/www.cibsub.cat\/en\/bioespecie_en-cymodocea_nodosa-32818","title":{"rendered":"Cymodocea nodosa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How does it look like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a light green or dark green plant, the leaves are ribbon-shaped and narrow with 7 to 9 parallel nerves. The shoots coming from the root are a few millimetres long and are segmented into regular pieces. Male and female flowers are formed in separate bundles. The fruits usually grow in pairs at the base of the bundle.<\/p>\n


Where does it live?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A species typical of the infralittoral (always submerged), widely distributed in the Mediterranean Sea and in the NE Atlantic, from southern Spain to the Canary Islands. It is present in sandy-muddy soils in sheltered places from the surface down to about 10 metres. Locally it forms very extensive meadows together with Posidonia oceanica<\/em> and Zostera nolti<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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How does it reproduce?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It produces flowersa which are inconspicuous and difficult to see among its long leaves. Plants spread by rhizome growth (underground stems) only on horizontal surfaces.<\/p>\n

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Is a confusion possible?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the Mediterranean it could be confused with other aquatic plants such as Posidonia oceanica<\/em><\/a> although the latter is larger and the leaves are considerably thicker. It can also be confused with Zostera marina<\/em> (it has larger leaves, 5 to 12 mm wide, with rounded ends) or with Zostera nolti<\/em> (much smaller with less thick leaves).<\/p>\n

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Curiosities<\/strong><\/p>\n

· In addition to stabilising the soil with its roots, it also serves as a support for a large number of filamentous algae and invertebrates.<\/p>\n

· Like Posidonia oceanica<\/em>, it also provides protection for the juveniles of different species of fish, hence its high ecological value.<\/p>\n

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Taxonomy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingdom: Plantae<\/em>, Subkingdom: Tracheobionta<\/em>, Phylum: Magnoliophyta<\/em>, Class: Liliopsida<\/em>, Order: Alismatales<\/em>, Family: Cymodoceaceae<\/em>, Genus: Cymodocea<\/em><\/p>\n

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