WoRMS taxon details
Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753
495077 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:495077)
accepted
Species
Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Zostera hornemanniana Tutin, 1936 · unaccepted (synonym)
Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753 · alternative representation
Zostera marina var. angustifolia Hornemann, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Variety Zostera marina var. angustifolia Hornemann, 1816 accepted as Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753 (synonym)
marine
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/page/358012 [details]
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:62592
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:62592 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=495077 on 2026-07-02
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Nomenclature
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/page/358012 [details]
original description (of Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753) 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/page/358012 [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). 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]
original description (of Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753) 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/page/358012 [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). 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]
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Mizushima,T. ; Tomita, K. (1984). Mollusks on Leaves of Zostera marina in Notsuke Bay − II. Distribution and Seasonal Fluctuation in the Number of Individuals. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 43(4）： 339−−346. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Mizushima,T. ; Tomita, K. (1984). Mollusks on Leaves of Zostera marina in Notsuke Bay − II. Distribution and Seasonal Fluctuation in the Number of Individuals. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 43(4）： 339−−346. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:62592 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Обикновена морска трева | [details] |
| Dutch | groot zeegrasgewoon zeegras [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | sea grassnarrow-leaved eelgrasseelgrasseel grass | [details] |
| French | zostère [from synonym] | [details] |
| Georgian | ზღვის ბალახი | [details] |
| German | gemeines Seegrasechtes Seegras | [details] |
| Japanese | アマモ | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | smalålegras [from synonym]ålegras | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | smalålegras [from synonym]ålegras | [details] |
| Polish | zostera morska | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | miliúrachmilfhéarachmiléarach chaol [from synonym]miléarach | [details] |
| Swedish | smal bandtångbandtång | [details] |
| Welsh | gwellt-y-gamlas culddail | [details] |
BIOTIC (from synonym Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753)
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753)
Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753)
Published in AlgaeBase
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Zostera marina var. angustifolia Hornemann, 1816)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Zostera hornemanniana Tutin, 1936)
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
To Barcode of Life (86 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1858 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications) (from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zostera angustifolia) (from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zostera marina)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
To GenBank (195005 nucleotides; 21283 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753)
To PESI (from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753)
Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753)Published in AlgaeBase
Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Zostera marina var. angustifolia Hornemann, 1816)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Zostera hornemanniana Tutin, 1936)To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
To Barcode of Life (86 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1858 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications) (from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zostera angustifolia) (from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zostera marina)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
To GenBank (195005 nucleotides; 21283 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753)
To PESI (from synonym Zostera angustifolia (Hornemann) Reichenbach, 1845)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
