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Zostera (marine eelgrass)
Taxonomy
Zostera was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.
It was assigned to Najadaceae by Knowlton (1919); to Zosteroideae by den Hartog (1970); and to Zosteraceae by den Hartog and Kuo (2006).
It was assigned to Najadaceae by Knowlton (1919); to Zosteroideae by den Hartog (1970); and to Zosteraceae by den Hartog and Kuo (2006).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1753 | Zostera Linnaeus |
| 1919 | Zostera Knowlton |
| 1970 | Zostera den Hartog p. 42 |
| 2006 | Zostera den Hartog and Kuo p. 4 |
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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. Zostera Linnaeus 1753 [marine eelgrass]
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Subg. Zostera (Heterozostera) Setchell 1935
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Heterozostera chilensis Kuo 2005
Heterozostera nigricaulis Kuo 2005
Heterozostera polychlamys Kuo 2005
Heterozostera tasmanica Martens 1867
Subg. Zostera (Zostera) Miki 1933
Subg. Zostera (Zosterella) Aschers 1868
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Zostera (Zosterella) americana den Hartog 1970
Zostera (Zosterella) capensis Setchell 1933
Zostera (Zosterella) capricorni Aschers 1876
Zostera (Zosterella) mucronata den Hartog 1970
Zostera (Zosterella) muelleri Irmisch 1868
Zostera asiatica Miki 1933
Zostera caespitosa Miki 1933
Zostera caulescens Miki 1933
Zostera japonica Aschers and Graebn 1907
†Zostera kiewiensis Schmalhausen 1883
Zostera marina Linnaeus 1753
Zostera novazelandica Setchell 1933
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eocene | Ukraine | Zostera kiewiensis (124465) | |
| Zanclean | Spain | Zostera nana, Zostera sp., Zostera noltii (123588) | |
| Holocene | Chile (Coquimbo) | Heterozostera chilensis (123191) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Victoria) | Zostera tasmanica (123193) | |
| Holocene | Australia (South Australia) | Heterozostera nigricaulis (90127) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Heterozostera polychlamys (123192) |