Northern Ireland Priority species (NIPS)

ANGIOSPERMAE : Alismatales : ZosteraceaeFLOWERING PLANTS

Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753

Seagrass, eelgrass

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Zostera marina
 Zostera marina : Large Map

Distribution Map from NBN: Zostera marina at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Zostera marina at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Zostera marina at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753. AphiaID: 495077.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophytina; Magnoliopsida; Lilianae; Alismatales; Zosteraceae; Zostera

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  (2026). Zostera marina. Linnaeus, 1753. [In] Priority species, Marine Biodiversity Portal NI.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/priorityaccounts.php?item=ZX40. Accessed on 2026-07-28