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Posidocea

Angiospermae - Alismatales - Posidoniaceae

Taxonomy
Posidocea was named by Gregor (1991). Its type is Posidocea frickhingeri.

It was assigned to Posidoniaceae by Gregor (1991).

Species
P. frickhingeri (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Posidocea Gregor p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderAlismatalesBrown 1820
familyPosidoniaceaeHutchinson 1895
genusPosidocea

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. †Posidocea Gregor 1991
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Posidocea frickhingeri Gregor 1991
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. -J. Gregor 1991Gattung der Posidoniaceen mit Merkmalen zwischen Cymodocea major (filamentarige Blatter, singulare Fruchte) und Posidonia oceanica (Langsovale, mit Griffelrest versehene Fruchte.
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

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy P. frickingeri (55239)