WoRMS taxon details
Zostera Linnaeus, 1753
AphiaID: 144233
AphiaID: 144233
| Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Viridaeplantae (Subkingdom) > Streptophyta (Infrakingdom) > Tracheophyta (Phylum) > Spermatophytina (Subdivision) > Magnoliidae (Subclass) > Lilianae (Superorder) > Alismatales (Order) > Zosteraceae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Zosteraceae Dumortier | |||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Heterozostera (Setchell) den Hartog, 1970 (synonym) Nanozostera Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
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. Stockholm. [details] basis of record: Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details] additional source: De Clerck, Olivier (look up in IMIS) [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Subgenus Zostera (Zostera)
Species Zostera caespitosa Miki, 1932 Species Zostera capricorni Ascherson, 1876 Species Zostera caulescens Miki, 1932 Species Zostera chilensis (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les, 2009 Species Zostera japonica Ascherson & Graebner, 1907 Species Zostera mucronata den Hartog, 1970 Species Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson, 1867 Species Zostera nigricaulis (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les, 2009 Species Zostera novazelandica Setchell, 1933 Species Zostera polychlamys (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les, 2009 Species Zostera tasmanica Martens ex Ascherson, 1867 Species Zostera capensis Setchell, 1933 represented as Zostera (Zosterella) capensis Setchell (alternate representation) Species Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753 represented as Zostera (Zostera) marina Linnaeus, 1753 (alternate representation) Species Zostera noltei Hornemann, 1832 represented as Zostera (Zosterella) noltei Hornemann (alternate representation) Species Zostera americana den Hartog, 1970 accepted as Zostera japonica Ascherson & Graebner, 1907 Species Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845 accepted as Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753 represented as Zostera (Zostera) marina Linnaeus, 1753 Species Zostera ciliata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forsskål) den Hartog, 1970 Species Zostera nana Roth, 1827 accepted as Zostera noltei Hornemann, 1832 represented as Zostera (Zosterella) noltei Hornemann Species Zostera nodosa Ucria, 1793 accepted as Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson, 1870 Species Zostera oceanica Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813 Species Zostera stipulacea Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson, 1867 Species Zostera uninervis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Halodule uninervis (Forsskål) Ascherson, 1882 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||||||||
| Links | Published in AlgaeBase  To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144233 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Zostera Linnaeus, 1753. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144233 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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