Posidonia ostenfeldii Hartog 1970

Publication Details
Posidonia ostenfeldii Hartog 1970: 139, figs 42, 43

Published in: Hartog, C. den (1970). The sea-grasses of the world. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde. Tweede reeks 59(1): 1-275, 63 figs, 31 pls.

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Publication date: 1970

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: Esperance Bay, Western Australia; (Hartog 1970: 141) Type: J. Firman; Dec. 1951; AD; 96404336 (Robertson 1984: 85)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 24 April 2023

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Habitat note
Grows in areas of strong wave action usually below 10 m deep (Robertson 1984). - (24 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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