Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand
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Zostera muelleri is a perennial species, which means that its populations persist throughout the year.
This seagrass is usually found in places such as littoral or sublittoral sand flats, sheltered coastal inlets, soft, muddy, sandy areas near a reef, estuaries, shallow bays and in shallows between tides.
Zostera muelleri is not commonly found in reefs, as there is little space and nutrients for its growth.
Zostera muelleri is a fast-growing species and settles easily. It colonizes quickly where soft sediments predominate in nearshore habitats and is often the dominant species in estuaries and coastal lakes.
The eelgrass is a prolific seed producer.
There are two forms of Zostera muelleri that cover the same geographical region but occupy different ecological niches:
(a) Zostera muelleri senso stricto
found in inlets and sheltered bays, on sand or mud in the lower intertidal zone on coasts with calm water, and usually emerging at low tide
(b) Zostera muelleri estuarine form,
usually only subtidal and rarely, if ever, emergent, often in estuaries, on the edge of channels or in lagoons and other landlocked waters that are rarely in contact with the open sea.
Seagrasses are flowering species that reproduce both sexually and asexually.
Sexual reproduction increases genetic variation, which increases the ability of a species to reproduce.
Synonyms:
Nanozostera muelleri (Irmisch ex Ascherson) Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Zostera subg. Zosterella muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson, 1867 · unaccepted
This seagrass is usually found in places such as littoral or sublittoral sand flats, sheltered coastal inlets, soft, muddy, sandy areas near a reef, estuaries, shallow bays and in shallows between tides.
Zostera muelleri is not commonly found in reefs, as there is little space and nutrients for its growth.
Zostera muelleri is a fast-growing species and settles easily. It colonizes quickly where soft sediments predominate in nearshore habitats and is often the dominant species in estuaries and coastal lakes.
The eelgrass is a prolific seed producer.
There are two forms of Zostera muelleri that cover the same geographical region but occupy different ecological niches:
(a) Zostera muelleri senso stricto
found in inlets and sheltered bays, on sand or mud in the lower intertidal zone on coasts with calm water, and usually emerging at low tide
(b) Zostera muelleri estuarine form,
usually only subtidal and rarely, if ever, emergent, often in estuaries, on the edge of channels or in lagoons and other landlocked waters that are rarely in contact with the open sea.
Seagrasses are flowering species that reproduce both sexually and asexually.
Sexual reproduction increases genetic variation, which increases the ability of a species to reproduce.
Synonyms:
Nanozostera muelleri (Irmisch ex Ascherson) Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Zostera subg. Zosterella muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson, 1867 · unaccepted
