WoRMS name details
Nanozostera Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001
605165 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605165)
unaccepted
Genus
- Species Nanozostera americana (Hartog) Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 accepted as Zostera japonica Ascherson & Graebner, 1907 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
- Species Nanozostera capensis (Setchell) Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 accepted as Zostera capensis Setchell, 1933
- Species Nanozostera capricorni (Ascherson) Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 accepted as Zostera capricorni Ascherson, 1876 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Nanozostera japonica (Ascherson & Graebner) Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 accepted as Zostera japonica Ascherson & Graebner, 1907 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Nanozostera mucronata (Hartog) Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 accepted as Zostera mucronata Hartog, 1970 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Nanozostera muelleri (Irmisch ex Ascherson) Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 accepted as Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson, 1867 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Nanozostera noltii (Hornemann) Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 accepted as Zostera noltii Hornemann, 1832
- Species Nanozostera novazelandica (Setchell) Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 accepted as Zostera novazelandica Setchell, 1933
marine
feminine
Tomlinson, P. B.; Posluzny, U. (2001). Generic limits in the seagrass family <i>Zosteraceae</i>. <em>TAXON.</em> 50(2): 429-437., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1223890 [details] Available for editors 
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Nomenclature Da Silva & al. (2021) reported that Nanozostera in the northern hemisphere have 6 chromosomes (N. japonica, N. noltii)...
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:94096
Nomenclature Da Silva & al. (2021) reported that Nanozostera in the northern hemisphere have 6 chromosomes (N. japonica, N. noltii) while Nanozostera that expanded into the Southern Hemisphere (N. mucronata, N. muelleri complex) have 12 chromosomes [details]
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:94096
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:94096 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Nanozostera Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605165 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Tomlinson, P. B.; Posluzny, U. (2001). Generic limits in the seagrass family <i>Zosteraceae</i>. <em>TAXON.</em> 50(2): 429-437., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1223890 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
[request]basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Sullivan, B. K.; Short, F. T. (2023). Taxonomic revisions in Zosteraceae (Zostera, Nanozostera, Heterozostera and Phyllospadix). <em>Aquatic Botany.</em> 187: 103636., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2023.103636 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Nomenclature Da Silva & al. (2021) reported that Nanozostera in the northern hemisphere have 6 chromosomes (N. japonica, N. noltii) while Nanozostera that expanded into the Southern Hemisphere (N. mucronata, N. muelleri complex) have 12 chromosomes [details]Unreviewed
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:94096 [details]
