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CEGL006370 Ruppia maritima - Stuckenia pectinata Aquatic Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Widgeongrass - Sago Pondweed Aquatic Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Salt Panne Pool
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These are permanently or semipermanently flooded salt pools or pannes of New England characterized by Ruppia maritima. These deepwater pannes, pools, and ditches occur within high salt marsh and are influenced by impeded drainage. As a result, they are often hypersaline. Associated species can include Stuckenia pectinata, Zannichellia palustris, and purple-sulfur bacteria. Bolboschoenus maritimus borders the standing water in the northern portion of the range. This is the habitat for "marsh minnows," Pungitius pungitius, Gasterosteus aculeatus, and Apeltes quadracus and mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Ruppia-dominated pannes are similar in species composition to saline/brackish subtidal associations, especially ~Ruppia maritima Acadian/Virginian Zone Temperate Aquatic Vegetation (CEGL006167)$$. They are distinguished by their landscape position and hydrology; they form in stagnant water within pannes in a salt marsh matrix.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation is characterized by Ruppia maritima. Associated species can include Stuckenia pectinata (= Potamogeton pectinatus), Zannichellia palustris, and purple-sulfur bacteria. Bolboschoenus maritimus (= Scirpus maritimus) borders the standing water in the northern portion of the range.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This type occurs in permanently or semi-permanently flooded salt pools or pannes within high and low salt marsh.
Geographic Range: Currently described in New England from New Hampshire to Connecticut.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, QC?, RI
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.5 Salt Marsh Formation | F035 | 2.C.5 |
| Division | 2.C.5.Nb North American Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Salt Marsh Division | D034 | 2.C.5.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.5.Nb.1 North American Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Salt Marsh Macrogroup | M079 | 2.C.5.Nb.1 |
| Group | 2.C.5.Nb.1.b Saltwort species - Swampfire species - Gulf Cordgrass Tidal Flat & Panne Group | G123 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.b |
| Alliance | A4487 <i>Salicornia depressa - Salicornia maritima</i> Intertidal Salt Flat Alliance | A4487 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.b |
| Association | CEGL006370 Widgeongrass - Sago Pondweed Aquatic Vegetation | CEGL006370 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Ruppia pools (Miller and Egler 1950)
? Pools (Niering and Warren 1980)
? Saline panne pools (Thayer et al. 1984)
? Pools (Niering and Warren 1980)
? Saline panne pools (Thayer et al. 1984)
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