Zostera marina

Familia: Zosteraceae
Genus: Zostera
Species: Zostera marina

Zostera marina L., 1753: 968.

• Homotypic
  • Alga marina (L.) Lam., 1778

• Heterotypic
  • Zostera angustifolia Rchb.
  • Zostera hornemanniana Tutin
  • Zostera latifolia (Morong) Morong, 1893
  • Zostera maritima Gaertn., 1788
  • Zostera oregana S.Watson, 1891
  • Zostera stenophylla Raf., 1818

• Type species of Zostera

• 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. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

• Gagnon, P. S., Vadas, R. L., Burdick, D. B., & May, B. (1980). Genetic identity of annual and perennial forms of Zostera marina L. Aquatic Botany 8: 157–162.
• Govaerts, R. (2011). World Checklist of Zosteraceae. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; [1] Retrieved 2011-11-05.
• 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

• Zostera marina in the World Register of Marine Species

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