Posidonia oceanica — Common names

Neptune Grass learn more about names for this taxon

Many people know organisms only by the common names, or "vernacular" names. Unlike scientific names, common names are almost always different for speakers of different languages. They may also vary regionally within a language. This tab shows all the common names provided to EOL for this organism from a variety of providers, including EOL curators. Currently we can only set one preferred common name per language on a given EOL page, but all the names should be searchable.

Common names listed by language

Preferred marks the preferred name for each language.

English

Name Sources Status
Mediterranean Tapeweed uBio Unknown
Neptune Grass Katja Schulz, IUCN Red List, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
Neptune-grass Unknown, uBio Trusted
Species Code: Po IUCN Red List Trusted

Arabic

Name Sources Status
شتناره (شِتناره)، سنتاره (سِتناره) BibAlex LifeDesk Trusted

Catalan

Name Sources Status
alga de vidriers World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
Altina World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
posidònia World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Corsican

Name Sources Status
arba marina World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Dutch

Name Sources Status
neptunusgras World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted

French

Name Sources Status
posidonie de Méditerranée World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

German

Name Sources Status
Neptungras World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Spanish

Name Sources Status
Alga de vidrieros World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted

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