Enhalus acoroides

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Alismatales/Hydrocharitaceae/Enhalus

At a glance

Occurrence records23 357

Data sources11

Biological traits22

DNA specimens7

eDNA detections8

Sources11 archives

Databases and archives Enhalus acoroides's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility10 816 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System12 541 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI8 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics7 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources22 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS23 357 records

Environmental DNA2 datasets · 3 countries8 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD7 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 14

01Narrative

Enhalus acoroides est une herbe marine, une espèce de plantes de la famille des Hydrocharitaceae.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology5

Leaf length900 mm

Leaf width13.75 mm

Plant height1 m

Plant height max4 m

Seed width12.5 mm

Life cycle & reproduction5

Flowering timeyyyyyyyyyyyy

Life formrhizomatous hydrogeophyte

Life spanperennial

Self fertilizationabsent

Sex typedioecious

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticaquatic

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typeutricle

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · AusTraits: herb · TRY: Aquatic

Habitat GIFTwetland vegetation

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayunknown

05DNA & barcoding7 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Enhalus acoroides has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens7

Marker genes4

eDNA detections8

Countries3

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

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animal barcodeplant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Enhalus acoroides carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 14 n = 7

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records14–142n range14median14mode4records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 144×CCDB · book-indian_vol2 · CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

CCDB · book-indian_vol2 — Janaki Ammal, E.K. (D. 1945)

CCDB · book-fedorov — Janaki Ammal

CCDB · book-fedorov — D. 1945)

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — E.K.J.*

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

PloiDB · family-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.988 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type23 357 records

Wild obs. + sensor22 887

Museum / vouchered376

Cultivated / captive68

Other26

Origin

Native7

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO5 092 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit11 535

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 0 m · max 13 m · 11 535 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 682≤1 km 19 904≤10 km 61>10 km 12

21 659 georeferenced · 1 228 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor22 887

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy39% within 1 km

≤100 m 40≤1 km 12≤10 km 72>10 km 11

135 georeferenced · 241 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence376

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy42% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤1 km 11≤10 km 16>10 km 2

31 georeferenced · 37 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living68

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions21 of 29 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	109
Brisbane, AU	32
Kensington, AU	31
Honolulu, US	13
VESSlocation not on record	12
Palmerston, AU	9
Hobart, AU	7
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	5
Mount Annan, AU	4
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	4
Bronx, US	3
Taipei, TW	3
Smithfield, AU	2
Taipei, TW	2
Canberra, AU	2
Kew, GB	2
Auckland, NZ	2
MeiseBGlocation not on record	2
BISHlocation not on record	2
Adelaide, AU	2
Portland, US	1
Uppsala, SE	1
Pondicherry, IN	1
TNMlocation not on record	1
South Kensington, GB	1
Wuhan, CN	1
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	1
Vancouver, CA	1
Edinburgh, GB	1

29 institutions · 257 of 376 vouchered records shown · 51 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

09Environmental DNA8 detections

Where the DNA of Enhalus acoroides was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found8

Studies independent surveys2

Countries3

Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 8 detections have coordinates

Open the map3 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Measured at samplingin-field

Depth3.00 m

Sediment

2 samples with on-site data · median with range · describes the sample, not the organism

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median25.1 °C 16.0–25.4

Seasonal swing summer↔winter9.30 °C

Max temp (day)27.5 °C 18.3–30.5

Min temp (night)19.3 °C 13.6–22.0

Precipitation108 mm/mo 53.2–109

Air humidity57.5 % 52.0–64.1

Moisture balance-17.8 mm/mo

Vapour deficit1,124 Pa 752–1,616

Wind speed2.70 m/s

Cloud cover25.2 % 25.1–27.1

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 5 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Enhalus acoroides

At a glance

Sources11 archives

Size & morphology5

Life cycle & reproduction5

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment9

Physiology & chemistry2

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type23 357 records

Origin

Range

Depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions21 of 29 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Measured at samplingin-field

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type23 357 records