Zostera capricorni Ascherson 1876
Current name:
Nanozostera capricorni (Ascherson) Tomlinson & Posluszny
Zostera Signal Point , Lord Howe Island, AustraliaMichael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Zostera capricorni Ascherson 1876: 11
Published in: Ascherson, [P.] (1876). Zugänge zur Kenntniss der geographischen Verbreitung der Seegräser aus de Jahre 1875. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1876: 9-12.
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 capricorni (Ascherson) Tomlinson & Posluszny.
Type Information
Type locality: Moreton Bay, Queensland.; (Robertson 1984: 122) Lectotype: Naumann; 10 October 1875; UC; (Robertson 1984: 122)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024