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Zostera L.

144233  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144233)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Lilianae (Superorder)
  9. Alismatales (Order)
  10. Zosteraceae (Family)
  11. Zostera (Genus)
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  1. Species Zostera asiatica Miki, 1932
  2. Species Zostera caespitosa Miki, 1932
  3. Species Zostera capensis Setchell, 1933
  4. Species Zostera capricorni Ascherson, 1876
  5. Species Zostera caulescens Miki, 1932
  6. Species Zostera japonica Ascherson & Graebner, 1907
  7. Species Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753
  8. Species Zostera mucronata Hartog, 1970
  9. Species Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson, 1867
  10. Species Zostera nigricaulis (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les, 2009
  11. Species Zostera noltei Hornemann, 1832
  12. Species Zostera novazelandica Setchell, 1933
  13. Species Zostera polychlamys (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les, 2009
  14. Subgenus Zostera subg. Zostera
    1. Species Zostera subg. Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753
    2. Species Zostera subg. Zostera caespitosa Miki, 1932 represented as Zostera caespitosa Miki, 1932
    3. Species Zostera subg. Zostera caulescens Miki, 1932 represented as Zostera caulescens Miki, 1932
  15. Subgenus Zostera subg. Zosterella
    1. Species Zostera subg. Zosterella muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson, 1867 accepted as Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson, 1867
    2. Species Zostera subg. Zosterella americana den Hartog, 1970 represented as Zostera americana Hartog, 1970 accepted as Zostera japonica Ascherson & Graebner, 1907
    3. Species Zostera subg. Zosterella capensis Setchell represented as Zostera capensis Setchell, 1933
    4. Species Zostera subg. Zosterella capricorni Ascherson, 1876 represented as Zostera capricorni Ascherson, 1876
    5. Species Zostera subg. Zosterella japonica Ascherson & Graebner, 1907 represented as Zostera japonica Ascherson & Graebner, 1907
    6. Species Zostera subg. Zosterella noltei Hornemann represented as Zostera noltei Hornemann, 1832
    7. Species Zostera subg. Zosterella novazelandica Setchell, 1933 represented as Zostera novazelandica Setchell, 1933
  16. Species Zostera tasmanica G.Martens ex Ascherson, 1868
  17. Species Zostera americana Hartog, 1970 accepted as Zostera japonica Ascherson & Graebner, 1907 (synonym)
  18. Species Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845 accepted as Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  19. Species Zostera bullata Delile, 1813 accepted as Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson, 1867 (synonym)
  20. Species Zostera chilensis (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les, 2009 accepted as Heterozostera chilensis J.Kuo, 2005 accepted as Zostera nigricaulis (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les, 2009
  21. Species Zostera ciliata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forsskål) Hartog, 1970 (synonym)
  22. Species Zostera hornemanniana Tutin, 1936 accepted as Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753 (synonym)
  23. Species Zostera nana Roth, 1827 accepted as Zostera noltei Hornemann, 1832 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, nom. illeg.)
  24. Species Zostera nodosa Ucria accepted as Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson, 1870 (synonym)
  25. Species Zostera noltii Hornemann, 1832 accepted as Zostera noltei Hornemann, 1832 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  26. Species Zostera oceanica Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813 (synonym)
  27. Species Zostera stipulacea Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson, 1867 (synonym)
  28. Species Zostera uninervis Forssk. accepted as Halodule uninervis (Forsskål) Ascherson, 1882 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 1. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/669#/summary [details] 
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:7301  
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:7301 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Zostera L.. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144233 on 2024-11-25
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2010-08-13 07:02:00Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2021-08-20 07:12:22Z
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Christenhusz, Maarten
2023-12-14 20:39:37Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2024-07-05 05:40:38Z
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Christenhusz, Maarten

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 1. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/669#/summary [details] 

original description (of Nanozostera Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001) Tomlinson, P. B.; Posluzny, U. (2001). Generic limits in the seagrass family <i>Zosteraceae</i>. <em>TAXON.</em> 50(2): 429-437., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1223890 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source De Clerck, Olivier. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:7301 [details]
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LanguageName 
Dutch zeegrassen  [details]
English eelgrasses  [details]
Japanese アマモ属  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål ålegrasslekta  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk ålegrasslekta  [details]
Swedish bandtång (släktet)  [details]
Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase 
Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase (from synonym Heterozostera (Setchell) den Hartog, 1970)
Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase (from synonym Nanozostera Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterozostera) (from synonym Heterozostera (Setchell) den Hartog, 1970)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zostera) 
To Genbank 
To Genbank (from synonym Heterozostera (Setchell) den Hartog, 1970)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Common eelgrass
Common eelgrass
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