MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Zosteraceae Dumort.

ERMS taxon details

Zosteraceae Dumort.

AphiaID

143770 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143770)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Alismatales

Direct children (2)

Ordering

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Genus Zostera L.
Genus Nanozostera Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 accepted as Zostera L.

Environment

marine, brackish

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2021). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Zosteraceae Dumort.. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143770 on 2026-05-18

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Zosteraceae Dumort.. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143770 on 2026-05-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Guiry, Michael D.

2008-10-24 09:00:36Z

checked

Guiry, Michael D.

2010-02-02 10:20:02Z

changed

db_admin

2011-07-29 07:04:15Z

checked

Guiry, Michael D.

2020-05-13 11:48:32Z

changed

db_admin

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taxonomy source Coyer, J. A.; Hoarau, G.; Kuo, J.; Tronholm, A.; Veldsink, J.; Olsen, J. L. (2013). Phylogeny and temporal divergence of the seagrass family Zosteraceae using one nuclear and three chloroplast loci. Systematics and Biodiversity. 11(3): 271-284., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2013.821187 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in RoR) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zosteraceae)
To Genbank
To ITIS

Unreviewed

Zosteraceae, Fig.1