WoRMS taxon details
Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813
145794 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145794)
accepted
Species
Posidonia caulinii K.D.Koenig, 1805 · unaccepted
Zostera oceanica Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of Zostera oceanica Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:65328
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:65328 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145794 on 2025-08-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Zostera oceanica Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
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]
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]
Other
additional source
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). 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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:65328 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan | posidòniaaltinaalga de vidriers | [details] |
| Corsican | arba marina | [details] |
| Dutch | neptunusgras | [details] |
| English | Neptune grass | [details] |
| French | posidonie de Méditerranée | [details] |
| German | Neptungras | [details] |
| Spanish | alga de vidrieros | [details] |
Published in AlgaeBase 
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Zostera oceanica Linnaeus, 1767)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Posidonia caulinii K.D.Koenig, 1805)
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (100 publications) (from synonym Zostera oceanica Linnaeus, 1767)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (201 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Posidonia oceanica)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (6798 nucleotides; 110 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Zostera oceanica Linnaeus, 1767)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Posidonia caulinii K.D.Koenig, 1805)To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (100 publications) (from synonym Zostera oceanica Linnaeus, 1767)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (201 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Posidonia oceanica)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (6798 nucleotides; 110 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
