Isoetes sinensis [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Isoetes sinensis
Isoetes sinensis, the narrow quillwort, is a species of plant in the family Isoetaceae.
Information.
"Isoetes sinensis" is native to China and Korea. Its natural habitat is swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species is native to China in the areas of Anhui, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.
Conservation.
"Isoetes sinensis" is recorded to be a critically endangered species due to industrial development and agricultural expansion. This species occupies freshwater environments and within terrestrial systems. In
China. At present, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) does not have sufficient information to assess its conservation status beyond Data Deficient.
Taxonomy.
The Chinese stingray was originally described as "Trygon sinensis" by Austrian Franz Steindachner, in an 1892 volume of the scientific journal "Denkschriften der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien". The type specimen is a male across, collected from Shanghai, China.
Distribution and habitat.
The Chinese stingray has been recorded along