Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Alismatales > Family Ruppiaceae > Genus Ruppia

Ruppia maritima L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ruppia*	L.	accepted genus name
*Ruppia cirrhosa*	(Petagna) Grande	taxonomically included in
*Ruppia drepanensis*	Tineo	taxonomically included in
*Ruppia maritima*	L.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Ruppia aragonensis*	Loscos	heterotypic synonym
*Ruppia brachypus*	J. Gay	heterotypic synonym
*Ruppia maritima subsp. brachypus*	(J. Gay) Bonnier & Layens	heterotypic synonym
*Ruppia maritima subsp. brevirostris*	Aggeenko	heterotypic synonym
*Ruppia maritima subsp. rostellata*	(W. D. J. Koch) Asch. & Graebn.	heterotypic synonym
*Ruppia rostellata*	W. D. J. Koch	heterotypic synonym
*Ruppia spiralis subsp. transsilvanica*	(Schur) Nyman	heterotypic synonym
*Ruppia zosteroides*	Lojac.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: merihapsikka sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Galician: ceba; cebado; cebello; xebra sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: rupia rostrada sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: hårnating

Literature

basis of record	Herkül, K.; Kotta, J.; Kotta, I. (2006). Invasion history and distribution of the semi-terrestrial invasive amphipod Orchestia cavimana in the Estonian coastal sea, in: Ojaveer, H.; Kotta, J. (Ed.) (2006). Alien invasive species in the north-eastern Baltic Sea: population dynamics and ecological impacts. Estonian Marine Institute Report. 23-30.
additional source	Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD.
additional source	NCBI Taxonomy
additional source	Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 127. 1753

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

External Links

Marine Life Information Network - UK

Citation

Uotila, P. 2009+: Ruppiaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Ruppia maritima L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/584e22f9-a6fb-4c1b-9fc7-23dbf00aba99

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Ruppia maritima Linnaeus, 1753. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234031