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

Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Posidonia*	K. D. Koenig	accepted genus name
*Posidonia oceanica*	(L.) Delile	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Zostera oceanica*	L.	basionym
*Posidonia caulini*	K. D. Koenig	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: alga de vidrier; alga de vidriers; altina sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Galician: algaza; argaza; ceba; seba; xebre sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: alga marina; altina sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: algaza sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: aceitunillas de mar; alga; alga de vidriero; alga de vidrieros; alga marina; altina; broza; gallo; lijo; ova marina; pelotas de los gallos

Literature

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.
nomenclatural reference	Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2: 78. 1813

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

Uotila, P. 2009+: Posidoniaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/18bd7806-dcb1-4568-9407-a025b447b31e

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. 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:145794