Zostera marina

species of aquatic plant
Taxon taxon Q21128
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Zostera marina

Summary

Zostera marina is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #1,550 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zostera marina's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Zostera marina is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Zostera marina's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Zostera marina is classified within Zostera[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Zostera marina is Zostera marina[7].
  • Zostera marina is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Zostera marina's Commons category is recorded as Zostera marina[9].
  • Zostera marina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zostera marina[10].
  • Zostera marina's Commons gallery is recorded as Zostera marina[11].
  • Zostera marina's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Zostera marina's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 8[13].
  • Zostera marina's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • Zostera marina's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=21517[15].
  • Zostera marina's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=100967[16].
  • Zostera marina's short name is recorded as Z. marina[17].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as Echtes Seegras[18].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as seawrack[19].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as Eelgrass[20].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as Groot zeegras[21].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as groot zeegras[22].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as zostère marine[23].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as eelgrass[24].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as meriajokas[25].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as eel-grass[26].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as 大叶藻[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Zostera marina is Zostera marina[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Zostera[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Echtes Seegras[18], seawrack[19], Eelgrass[20], Groot zeegras[21], zostère marine[23], and meriajokas[25].

Identifiers

Zostera marina's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52614[28]. Zostera marina's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29655[29]. Zostera marina's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1089042[30]. Zostera marina's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2863967[31]. Zostera marina's ITIS TSN is recorded as 39074[32].

Why It Matters

Zostera marina ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #1,550 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · LeoGe25 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sernec taxon id 51612, 69188
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12296]]: 69188, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/319956334|Zostera marina (#319956334)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8373|SERNEC taxon]] #mi"
  2. 11d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apni id 64870, 64890
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  3. 17d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id 12639488-n
    Interlingual index id i103199
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47826|batch #47826]]: OEWN"
  4. 9w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status Near Threatened, Endangered status
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  5. 15w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 8, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Instance of taxon
    Aliases
    Taxon range Fujian, Tianjin
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 1011, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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