Marine Species Traits - Posidonia König, 1805

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Posidonia König, 1805

AphiaID

144232 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144232)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Posidoniaceae Vines

Direct children (11)

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Species Posidonia angustifolia Cambridge & Kuo, 1979
Species Posidonia australis J.D.Hooker, 1858
Species Posidonia denhartogii Kuo & Cambridge, 1984
Species Posidonia kirkmanii J.Kuo & Cambridge, 1984
Species Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813
Species Posidonia ostenfeldii Hartog, 1970
Species Posidonia sinuosa Cambridge & Kuo, 1979
Species Posidonia paradoxica J.-H. Li, 1982 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Posidonia wuweiensis J.-H. Li, 1982 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Posidonia yinkengensis J.-H. Li, 1982 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Posidonia coriacea Cambridge & Kuo accepted as Posidonia ostenfeldii Hartog, 1970 (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2025). Posidonia König, 1805. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144232 on 2026-10-17

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Posidonia König, 1805. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144232 on 2026-10-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Guiry, Michael D.

2010-08-13 05:33:19Z

changed

Guiry, Michael D.

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basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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Published in AlgaeBase

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Posidonia)
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