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 (209 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 {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Z. marina'}[17].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Echtes Seegras'}[18].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'seawrack'}[19].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eelgrass'}[20].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Groot zeegras'}[21].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'groot zeegras'}[22].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'zostère marine'}[23].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'eelgrass'}[24].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'meriajokas'}[25].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'eel-grass'}[26].
  • Zostera marina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '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 {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Echtes Seegras'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'seawrack'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eelgrass'}[20], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Groot zeegras'}[21], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'zostère marine'}[23], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': '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 (209 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 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Oregon Flora Image Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

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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    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
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