Cymodoceaceae

Manatee grass

Syringodium filiforme Kütz.

Family: Cymodoceaceae
Genus: Syringodium

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Manatee grass: Syringodium filiform (Kützing, 1860) - dead manatee grass floating at the sea surface. The wider blades are dead turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum). Seagrasses — Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 丝状针叶草
English: Manatee grass, Manatee-grass

Synonyms

Cymodocea filiforme (Kütz.) Correll
Cymodocea filiformis (Kütz.) Correll
Cymodocea manatorum Asch.
Phucagrostis manatorum (Asch.) Kuntze

Photos

Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Species code: SiSyringodium isoetifoliumCymodoceaceae

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.