Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ceratophyllum muricatum subsp. australe
Prickly hornwort
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
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- 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.