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Details for: Posidonia oceanica
Source: Uotila, P. (2009): Posidoniaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
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Name: Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile
Nomencl. ref.: Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2: 78. 1813
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Lilianae
                         Ordo - Alismatales
                              Familia - Posidoniaceae Vines
                                   Genus - Posidonia K. D. Koenig
                                       
Basionym: Zostera oceanica L.
Homotypic synonyms: Zostera oceanica L.
Heterotypic synonyms: Posidonia caulini Orrù & M. P. Grasso, nom. illeg.
 
Common names: aceitunillas de mar (Spanish, Castillian), alga (Spanish, Castillian), alga de vidrier (Catalan), alga de vidriero (Spanish, Castillian), alga de vidrieros (Spanish, Castillian), alga de vidriers (Catalan), alga marina (Majorcan), alga marina (Spanish, Castillian), algaza (Galician), algaza (Portuguese), altina (Catalan), altina (Majorcan), altina (Spanish, Castillian), argaza (Galician), broza (Spanish, Castillian), ceba (Galician), gallo (Spanish, Castillian), lijo (Spanish, Castillian), ova marina (Spanish, Castillian), pelotas de los gallos (Spanish, Castillian), seba (Galician), xebre (Galician)[Credits]
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: ● AE(G) Ag Al Bl(I M N) Cg Co Cr Ct Eg Ga Gr Hs(G) IJ It Li LS ?Lu Ma Sa Si(M S) Sn Tn Tu(A E)