Zostera muelleri subsp. capricorni (Ascherson) S.W.L.Jacobs 2006
Current name:
Nanozostera capricorni (Ascherson) Tomlinson & Posluszny
Zostera Signal Point , Lord Howe Island, AustraliaMichael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Zostera muelleri subsp. capricorni (Ascherson) S.W.L.Jacobs 2006: 128
Published in: Jacobs, S.W.L., Les, D.H. & Moody, M.L. (2006). New combinations in Australasian Zostera (Zosteraceae). Telopea 11(2): 127-128, no fig..
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.
Basionym
Zostera capricorni Ascherson
Type Information
Type locality: Moreton Bay, Queensland.; (Robertson 1984: 122) Lectotype: Naumann; 10 October 1875; UC; (Robertson 1984: 122)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latinised), honouring a person with the surname Müller.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 October 2018 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 21 May 2024