Zostera nana Roth 1827
Publication Details
Zostera nana Roth 1827: 8
Published in: Roth, A.W. (1827). Enumeratio plantarum phaenogamarum in Germania sponte nascentium Pars prima, sectio prior [posterior]. . Lipsiae [Leipzig]: sumtibus J.F. Gleditsch.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zostera is Zostera marina Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nanozostera noltei (Hornemann) Tomlinson & Posluszny.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwarf (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 January 2010 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 09 April 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Roth included Zostera uninervis Vahl in synonymy; however, he may have intended Zostera nana as a replacement name as Zostera uninervis Vahl is an illegitimate name (priority for Zostera uninervis Forsskål, 1775). - (05 April 2023) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
