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Zostera marina

Angiospermae - Najadales - Najadaceae

Taxonomy
Zostera marina was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was recombined as Zostera (Zostera) marina by den Hartog (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Zostera marina Linnaeus
1758Zostera marina Linnaeus
1919Zostera marina Knowlton
1970Zostera (Zostera) marina den Hartog p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderNajadales
familyNajadaceaede Jussieu
genusZostera
speciesmarina

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Zostera marina Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available