ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Zostera - (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants

liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

family Potamogetonaceae, pondweed family, Potamogetonaceae - plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae

eelgrass, grass wrack, sea wrack, Zostera marina - submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts

Mentioned in

References in classic literature

Then sleep overpowered me, and I stretched myself on my couch of zostera, and slept profoundly, whilst the Nautilus was gliding rapidly through the current of the Black River.

View in context

(*) The initial capital letter of items combined with a number is used to identify the corresponding species, e.g., F1 denotes the finfish Anoplopoma fimbria, N13 represents nutrient absorber Zostera marina, etc.

Bio-mitigation based on integrated multi-trophic aquaculture in temperate coastal waters: practice, assessment, and challenges

(2016b) investigated the effect of marine acidification on a population of the seagrass Zostera marina from the same region and found that marine acidification alone does not enhance the net photosynthesis of this seagrass, but it modulates the effect of temperature and light availability.

Ocean acidification research in Estonia: challenges and opportunities/Ookeanide hapestumise uuringud Eestis: valjakutsed ja voimalused

Gwellt y gamlas neu wellt y mor (Zostera marina: Eelgrass) ydi enwau eraill arno fo, ac mae'n gwreiddio drwy ddefnyddio gwreiddgyff all dyfu i tua dwy droedfedd o hyd yn y tywod neu'r mwd ar wely'r mor.

Dathlu gwair y mor

In preliminary studies, consumption of the kelp Saccharina latissima (L.) and the seagrass Zostera marina L.

MACROALGAL AND SEAGRASS DIETS ALTER EPIBIOTIC BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES ON THE BLUE CRAB CALLINECTES SAPIDUS AND THE AMERICAN LOBSTER HOMARUS AMERICANUS

Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in the Chesapeake Bay region of mid-Atlantic coast of the USA: challenges in conservation and restoration.

SEAGRASS MONITORING IN SAN ANTONIO BAY, TEXAS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT

The grass shrimps Paleomonetes pugio, and zostera shrimps, Hippolyte zostericola, can feed on scallops when they are attached to eelgrass blades (MacKenzie and Lind, 2013).

Large Shifts in Commercial Landings of Estuarine and Bay Bivalve Mollusks in Northeastern United States after 1980 with Assessment of the Causes

In west coast estuaries, eelgrass, Zostera marina, is protected by federal and state regulations.

ARS Strategies To Benefit Aquaculture Industry

The species has been linked to the presence of seaweed and seagrass meadows of Cymodocea nodosa and Zostera noltii, with reported densities up to 563 individuals/ha (Faro, South Portugal) (Gonzalez-Wanguemert et al., 2013; Siegenthaler et al., 2015).

Estimation of growth parameters for the exploited sea cucumber Holothuria arguinensis from South Portugal

Overall, Zostera marina was most abundant (and found only on the natural habitat), followed by Pteiygophora californica, Cystoseira spp., Macrocystispyrifera, and Laminaria spp.

The organisms living around energized submarine power cables, pipe, and natural sea floor in the inshore waters of Southern California

Long-term seed storage and viability of Zostera marina.

Biological Characteristics and Germination Conditions of Gentianae macrophylla Seeds under Different Storage and Seed Treatment