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Najas (naiad)

Taxonomy
Najas was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Najas marina.

It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).

Species
N. marina (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
N. flexilis, N. irtyshensis, N. lanceolata, N. minor, N. pliocenica, N. reticulata, N. sukaczevii, N. tavdensis
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by B. Allen on 2025-07-23; modified by B. Allen on 2025-07-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Najas Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusNajas

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.

G. Najas Linnaeus 1753 [naiad]
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Najas marina Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available