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

Posidonia K. D. Koenig

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted
Name Status: nom. cons.

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Posidonia oceanica*	(L.) Delile	taxonomically included in

Children

Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

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
nomenclatural reference	in Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 2: 95. 1805

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 K. D. Koenig. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/347378ad-4366-424c-924d-edb45f7c9238

WoRMS (2025). Posidonia König, 1805. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144232