Zostera novazelandica Setchell 1933

Publication Details
Zostera novazelandica Setchell 1933: 816

Published in: Setchell, W.A. (1933). A preliminary survey of the species of Zostera. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Washington 19: 810-817.

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 novazelandica (Setchell) Tomlinson & Posluszny.

Source of Synonymy
Tomlinson, P.B. & Posluzny, U. (2001). Generic limits in the seagrass family Zosteraceae. Taxon 50: 429-437.

Type Information
Type locality: Bluff, New Zealand [Southland]; (Jacobs, Les & Moody 2006: 128) Holotype: W.A.Setchell; March 11 1927; lower littoral zone; UC; 313091 (Jacobs, Les & Moody 2006: 128)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 June 2007 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 April 2023

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Nomenclatural note
"This species has been collected at Djöbla, in the interior of Yemen. Jusging from this inlad habitat it cannot belong to Zostera (den Hartog 1970: 97). - (24 April 2023) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 June 2025