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Zostera japonica

Angiospermae - Najadales - Najadaceae

Taxonomy
Zostera japonica was named by Aschers and Graebn (1907). It is extant.

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Z. nana, Z. noltii
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2012-01-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Zostera japonica Aschers and Graebn
1970Zostera (Zosterella) japonica den Hartog p. 71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
orderNajadales
familyNajadaceaede Jussieu
genusZostera
speciesjaponicaAschers and Graebn 1907

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 japonica Aschers and Graebn 1907
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Diagnosis
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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
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