Zostera marina   Linnaeus, 1753

Eel-grass
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Equisetopsida | Alismatales | Zosteraceae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific, Arctic and Mediterranean Sea. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Delépine, R., C.-F. Boudouresque, C. Fradà-Orestano, M.-C. Noailles and A. Asensi. 1987. (Ref. 87937)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 October 2007

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource |

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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fisheries: ; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | AlgaeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

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