Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753
(Eelgrass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZostera marina (Eelgrass)
GenusZostera (eelgrasses)
FamilyZOSTERACEAE (eelgrasses)
OrderALISMATALES (pond plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Zostera marina (Eelgrass) :
1: Zostera marina (Eelgrass)
6 May 2008 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
eel-grass beds exposed at low tide
Image 1: Eel grass beds partially exposed at low tideImage 2: Exposed and in shallow water at low tideImage 3: Exposed and in shallow water at low tide (2)Image 4: Exposed at low tideImage 5: In shallow water at low tideImage 6: In shallow water at low tide (2)Image 7: In shallow water at low tide (3)Image 8: In shallow water at low tide (4)Image 9: In shallow water at low tide (5)Image 10: In shallow water at low tide (6)Image 11: Leaf and leaf-tip - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Leaves with ruler - close-up - enlarged
2: Zostera marina (Eelgrass)
27 Apr 2001 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in pool inland of rock shelf
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ - close-upImage 3: In situ - close-up (2)Image 4: In situ - leaf tipsImage 5: Leaf sheathImage 6: Leaf sheathesImage 7: PlantsImage 8: Plants (2)Image 9: Tips of leavesImage 10: Leaf tip - enlargedImage 11: Leaf tip - enlarged (2)

Zostera marina (Eelgrass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Zostera marina (Eelgrass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Zostera marina (Eelgrass)
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