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Zostera (Zostera) marina Linnaeus, 1753 
AphiaID: 145795

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Viridaeplantae (Subkingdom) > Streptophyta (Infrakingdom) > Tracheophyta (Phylum) > Spermatophytina (Subdivision) > Magnoliidae (Subclass) > Lilianae (Superorder) > Alismatales (Order) > Zosteraceae (Family) > Zostera (Genus) > Zostera (Zostera) (Subgenus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Zostera (Zostera)
Synonymised
taxa
  Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753
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: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details]

additional source: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

basis of record (from synonym): Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Bulgarian Обикновена морска трева (from synonym)  [details]
Dutch gewoon zeegras  [details]
Dutch groot zeegras  [details]
English eel grass (from synonym)  [details]
English eelgrass  [details]
English sea grass  [details]
French zostère  [details]
Georgian ზღვის ბალახი (from synonym)  [details]
German echtes Seegras  [details]
German gemeines Seegras  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål ålegras (from synonym)  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk ålegras (from synonym)  [details]
Polish zostera morska (from synonym)  [details]
Scottish Gaelic miléarach (from synonym)  [details]
Scottish Gaelic milfhéarach (from synonym)  [details]
Scottish Gaelic miliúrach (from synonym)  [details]
Swedish bandtång  [details]
Welsh gwellt-y-gamlas culddail (from synonym)  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Estonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Grevelingen [details]
Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
North East Baltic Sea [details]
Oosterschelde [details]
Polish Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Sas van Goes [details]
Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Zeeland [details]
Host of  Desulfovibrio zosterae Nielsen, Liesack & Finster, 1999 (unknown)
Links BIOTIC
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase
To Dyntaxa
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145795
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Guiry, Michael D.
2006-09-20 06:42:18Z  changed  Martinez, Olga
2006-12-18 14:33:13Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-12-09 10:03:16Z  changed  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Zostera (Zostera) marina Linnaeus, 1753. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145795 on 2013-06-19
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