Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson 1867
Publication Details
Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson 1867: 168
Published in: Ascherson, P. (1868). Vorarbeiten zu einer Uebersicht der phanerogamen Meergewächse. Linnaea 35(1): 152-208.
Request PDFPublication date: 1868
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 muelleri (Irmisch ex Ascherson) Tomlinson & Posluszny.
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: 03 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
