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

Zostera L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Zostera marina*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Zostera noltii*	Hornem.	taxonomically included in
*Zostera subg. Zostera*		taxonomically included in
*Zostera subg. Zosterella*		taxonomically included in
*Nanozostera*	Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001	synonym

Children

Zostera marina L.
Zostera noltii Hornem.
Zostera subg. Zostera
Zostera subg. Zosterella

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: ajokkaat sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: bandtångssläktet

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. Vol 1. Salvius, 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	Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD.
additional source	De Clerck, Olivier.
nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 968. 1753

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

Uotila, P. 2009+: Zosteraceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Zostera L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/16794cf3-f87e-4354-ba59-19660af86393

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). Zostera L. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144233