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December 2023

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Zostera marina L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 968 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000770315.

Synonyms of Zostera marina L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Zostera marina var. phillipsii T.W.H.Backman Canad. J. Bot. 69: 1368 (1991) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000752350
Zostera marina var. izembekensis T.W.H.Backman Canad. J. Bot. 69: 1368 (1991) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000752359
Zostera marina var. atam T.W.H.Backman Canad. J. Bot. 69: 1368 (1991) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000752368
Zostera marina var. latifolia Morong Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 160 (1886) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000753694
Zostera oregana S.Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 26: 131 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000753699
Zostera marina var. stenophylla (Raf.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 1: 297 (1897) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000753700
Zostera marina f. sulcatifolia Setch. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 19: 813 (1933) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000753702
Zostera marina f. latifolia (Morong) Setch. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 54: 3 (1927) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000753703
Alga marina (L.) Lam. Fl. Franç. 3: 539 (1779) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000755370
Zostera latifolia Morong Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 3(2): 63 (1893) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000770314
Zostera maritima Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 76 (1788) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000770316
Zostera pacifica S.Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 26: 131 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000770326
Zostera stenophylla Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 175 (1818) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000770330
Zostera marina var. marina wfo-0001105292
Zostera marina f. typica Setch. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 54: 3 (1927) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001321400
Zostera marina var. major Roth Enum. Pl. Phaen. Germ. 1(1): 8 (1827) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200021473
Zostera marina var. latifolia Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 37 (1821 publ. 1822) wfo-1200030434