Nanozostera muelleri (Irmisch ex Ascherson) Tomlinson & Posluszny 2001
Publication Details
Nanozostera muelleri (Irmisch ex Ascherson) Tomlinson & Posluszny 2001: 433
Published in: Tomlinson, P.B. & Posluzny, U. (2001). Generic limits in the seagrass family Zosteraceae. Taxon 50: 429-437.
Request PDFPublication date: "May 2001"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nanozostera is Nanozostera noltei (Hornemann) Tomlinson & Posluszny.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson
Type Information
Lectotype locality: "Australia felix" [Melbourne at the mouth of the River Yarrra; Hartog 1970: 90]; (Robertson 1984: 118) Lectotype: F. von Mueller; November 1852; MEL; 3759 (Robertson 1984: 118) Notes: Robertson (1984: 118) notes that in November 1852, Mueller made many collections in the Port Phillip area including near the mouth of the River Yarra, which was part of “Australia felix” (area of grasslands and coastline from Melbourne westwards to Portland). It is this region that is assumed to be the type locality of Z. muelleri.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latinised), honouring a person with the surname Müller.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 March 2023 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 April 2024
