Common names and Synonyms
Neptune grass, Mediterranean tapeweed, Olive of the sea, Neptune balls, Ποσειδωνία η ωκεάνιος.
Caulinia oceanica, Alga oceanica, Kernera oceanica, Taenidium oceanicum, Zostera oceanica, Aegle fragilis, Posidonia caulini, Taenidium acuminatum.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Alismatales |
| Family | Posidoniaceae |
| Genus | Posidonia |
| Species | Posidonia oceanica |
