Heterozostera tasmanica Martens 1867 (marine eelgrass)
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Angiospermae - Najadales - Najadaceae
Alternative combination: Zostera tasmanica
Belongs to Heterozostera according to C. den Hartog and J. Kuo 2006
See also den Hartog 1970 and Kuo 2005
Sister taxa: Heterozostera chilensis, Heterozostera nigricaulis, Heterozostera polychlamys
Type specimen: Its type locality is Port Philip, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in Australia
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Port Philip
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