Table 1: Collection data.

Genus Species Common Name Geographical Range Sampling Site Collection Date
Syringodium Kützing S. filiforme Kützing
Synonyms:
Cymodocea filiformis
Cymodocea manatorum
Phucagrostis manatorum
manatee grass Western tropical Atlantic from Florida (USA) to Venezuela, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, as well as Bermuda.
,
Guadeloupe, French West Indies July to October 2007
S. isoetifolium (Ascherson) Dandy noodle seagrass Indo-Pacific region, including Fiji and Samoa. Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India October to December 2012
Cymodocea König C. nodosa Ucria (Ascherson) little Neptune grass. Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean (Portugal, Mauritania, Senegal, Canary, Madeira and Cape Verde Islands) Canary island, Spain
Cadiz, Spain
Alfacs Bay, Spain
Monastir, Tunisia,
Zeytineli, Turkey
14/07/2007
10/05/2008
21/05/2008
18/07/2008
28/07/2008
C. rotundata Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ascherson Indo-Pacific Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India October to December 2012
C. serrulata (R. Brown) Ascherson & Magnus Indo-Pacific Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India October to December 2012
Halodule
Endlinger
H. pinifolia (Miki) den Hartog Asian Pacific and eastern Indian Oceans Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India October to December 2012