Posidonia angustifolia Cambridge & J.Kuo 1979

Publication Details
Posidonia angustifolia Cambridge & J.Kuo 1979: 312

Published in: Cambridge, M.L. & Kuo, J. (1979). Two new species of seagrasses from Australia, Posidonia sinuosa and P. angustifolia (Posidoniaceae). Aquatic Botany 6: 307-328.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Posidonia is Posidonia caulinii K.D.Koenig.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: 4 km NE of Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia; (Robertson 1984: 96) Type: Cambridge; 22 November 1976; 30 m deep; UWA; 2856 (Robertson 1984: 96) Notes: Isotypes in ADU, K.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), narrow-leaved (Neal 1993).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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