Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Alismatales > Family Zosteraceae

Zostera L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Zostera angustifolia (Hornem.) Rchb.
Zostera marina L.
Zostera noltii Hornem.
Zostera (Zostera)
Zostera (Zosterella)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): ålegrasslekta sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: zeegrassen sources: de Ruijter, E.; Schoenmaker, A. (Ed.) (1989). Zeeboek [The sea book]. 2nd revised ed. Jeugdbondsuitgeverij JBU / Stichting Uitgeverij KNNV: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5107-007-1. 238 pp.
 English: eelgrasses sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English-United States: eelgrasses sources: Charles Hussey
 Norwegian: ålegrasslekta sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: ålegrasslekta
 Norwegian Nynorsk: ålegrasslekta
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): ålegrasslekta sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: bandtång (släktet)

Literature

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.

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

additional source

De Clerck, Olivier

additional source

Algaebase

nomenclatural reference

L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

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Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

External Links

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Citation

Uotila, P. (2009): Zosteraceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Zostera L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=16794CF3-F87E-4354-BA59-19660AF86393

WoRMS (2014). Zostera Linnaeus, 1753. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2014). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144233

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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GUID

16794CF3-F87E-4354-BA59-19660AF86393
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144233

Last modified

2009-09-10 by Uotila, P. (2009): Zosteraceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. & by Michael D. Guiry

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