Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Ceratophyllum muricatum subsp. australe (Griseb.) Les

Prickly hornwort

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Nymphaeales

Family
Ceratophyllaceae

Genus
Ceratophyllum

Species
muricatum

Subspecies
subsp. australe

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Ceratophyllum llerenae Fassett. (GBIF, 2022);

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Adsersen, H. (1989) The Rare Plants of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and their Conservation. Biol. Conservation 47(1): 49-77.
  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
  • Hamann, O. (1974) Contributions to the Flora and the Vegetation of the Galapagos Islands. I. New Floristic Records from the Archipelago. Bot. Notiser 127: 245-255.
  • Ståhl, B. (2003) Ceratophyllaceae. Flora del Ecuador 70: 27–29.
  • Szalontai, B. Stranczinger, S., Mesterházy, A., Scribailo, R., Les, D., Efremov, A., Jacono, C., Kipriyanova, L., Kaushik, K., Laktionov, A., Terneus, E., Csiky, J. (2018) Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Ceratophyllum L. taxa: a new perspective Szalontai, B., Stranczinger, S., Mesterházy, A., Scribailo, R., Les, D., Efremov, A., Jacono, C., Kipriyanova, L., Kaushik, K., Laktionov, A., Terneus, E. & Csiky, J. (2018). Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Ceratophyllum L. taxa: a new perspective. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 188 (2), 161–172. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boy057
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Ceratophyllum muricatum subsp. australe", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20392. Accessed 3 April 2026.