| Halophila engelmannii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Genus: | Halophila |
| Species: | H. engelmannii
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| Binomial name | |
| Halophila engelmannii | |
Halophila engelmannii is a species of seagrass in the Hydrocharitaceae family.[2] It is referred to by the common names star grass and Engelmann's seagrass and grows underwater on shallow sandy or muddy sea floors. It is native to the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Gulf Coast of the United States, the Gulf Coast of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago.
- ^ Guiry, M. D. (2010). "Halophila engelmannii Ascherson, 1875". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ^ "Halophila engelmannii Asch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 26, 2020.