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Zannichelliaceae

Zannichelliaceae

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A group of water plants once in its own family but now in the pondweed family
  • noun
  • Archaic
: Zannichelliaceae
  • Most modern botanists place species once in Zannichelliaceae into the Potamogetonaceae family.

Examples

  • The genus Zannichellia was formerly classified in the Zannichelliaceae family.

  • The aquatic plants once grouped under Zannichelliaceae are found in freshwater habitats worldwide.

  • The Zannichelliaceae family includes various aquatic plants.

  • Many species of Zannichelliaceae thrive in freshwater habitats.

  • Most modern botanists place species once in Zannichelliaceae into the Potamogetonaceae family.

  • The aquatic plants once grouped under Zannichelliaceae are found in freshwater habitats worldwide.

  • The genus Zannichellia was formerly classified in the Zannichelliaceae family.

Synonyms

family Zannichelliaceae
vsZannichelliaceae
  • Specialized
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A plant family of water plants with only one species

is usually merged into a different plant family in modern classifications

Surface Forms

Zannichelliaceae singular
Zannichelliaceas plural

Etymology

The word Zannichelliaceae comes from the plant genus Zannichellia, named for an Italian plant scientist called Zannichelli, and the ending -aceae means 'a plant family', as in the rose family Rosaceae. So Zannichelliaceae is simply the 'Zannichellia' family of plants, which is why the name was used for a group of aquatic plants.