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

Zostera marina L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

ZosteraL.accepted genus name

Species group names

Zostera stenophylla Raf. heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): ålegras sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Bulgarian: Обикновена морска трева sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Catalan: alga de mar sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Dutch: groot zeegras sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English: eel grass; eelgrass sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English-United States: Eel grass; Eelgrass sources: Charles Hussey
 Gaelic: miléarach; milfhéarach; miliúrach sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Galician: golfe; Miléarach; Milfhéarach; Miliúrach; xebe; zoostera sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Georgian: ზღვის ბალახი sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Irish: Miléarach; Milfhéarach; Miliúrach sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 Majorcan: alga del mar sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Norwegian: ålegras sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: ålegras
 Norwegian Nynorsk: ålegras
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): ålegras sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: zostera morska sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Portuguese: alga; alga das lagoas; alga-das-lagoas; botilham; feno do mar; feno-do-mar; fita-do-mar; limo de fita; limo-de-fita; limo-seval; sargaço marinho sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Scottish: miléarach; milfhéarach; miliúrach sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: alga marina; arga; ceba; hierba de mar; hierba de vidrieros; sebas de mar; sedas de mar sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Swedish: bandtång sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Welsh: gwellt-y-gamlas culddail

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

Algaebase

nomenclatural reference

L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

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Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (1670 publications)
Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
GenBank (10803 nucleotides; 68 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Uotila, P. (2009): Zosteraceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Zostera marina L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=D561007F-9C02-4405-A2E2-EB3AE903F983

WoRMS (2014). Zostera marina. 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:495077

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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GUID

D561007F-9C02-4405-A2E2-EB3AE903F983
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:495077

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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