Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Najas marina
chichicastle, spiny naiad, holly leaved water nymph
21st June 2021 family changed from Najadaceae to Hydrocharitaceae(revised by Patricia Jaramilo & María del Mar Trigo, 2021)
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Najadales
Family
Hydrocharitaceae
Genus
Najas
Species
marina
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Najas marina ssp. marina L.;
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
- Haynes, R.R. Holm-Nielsen, L.B. (1986) 197. Najadaceae. Flora del Ecuador 26: 73–80.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- WFO (2021) World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/ WFO (2021): World Flora Online. Published on the Internet; http://www.worldfloraonline.org.
- Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Najas marina", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1014. Accessed 1 November 2026.