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Najadaceae
Taxonomy
Najadaceae was named by de Jussieu.
It was corrected as Najadeae by Ettinghausen (1880); it was misspelled as Najadeae by Hosius and Von der Marck (1880), Knowlton (1919), Daghlian (1981), Shoshani et al. (1989), Mabberley (2000).
It was assigned to Monocotyledones by Ettinghausen (1880); to Fluviatiles by Hosius and Von der Marck (1880); to Hydrocharitales by Daghlian (1981); to Najadales by Knowlton (1919), Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Alismatales by Mabberley (2000).
It was corrected as Najadeae by Ettinghausen (1880); it was misspelled as Najadeae by Hosius and Von der Marck (1880), Knowlton (1919), Daghlian (1981), Shoshani et al. (1989), Mabberley (2000).
It was assigned to Monocotyledones by Ettinghausen (1880); to Fluviatiles by Hosius and Von der Marck (1880); to Hydrocharitales by Daghlian (1981); to Najadales by Knowlton (1919), Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Alismatales by Mabberley (2000).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1880 | Najadeae Ettinghausen p. 393 |
| 1880 | Najadeae Hosius and Von der Marck p. 134 |
| 1919 | Najadaceae Knowlton |
| 1981 | Najadaceae Daghlian p. 528 |
| 1989 | Najadaceae Shoshani et al. p. 434 |
| 2000 | Najadaceae Mabberley |
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Fm. †Najadaceae de Jussieu
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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 Chadronian to the top of the Holocene or 37.00000 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 (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eocene | Ukraine | Zostera kiewiensis (124465) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Najadopsis rugulosa (24209) | |
| Zanclean | Spain | Zostera nana, Zostera sp., Zostera noltii (123588) | |
| Holocene | Chile (Coquimbo) | Heterozostera chilensis (123191) | |
| Holocene | Australia (South Australia) | Heterozostera nigricaulis (90127) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Victoria) | Zostera tasmanica (123193) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Heterozostera polychlamys (123192) |