Heterozostera tasmanica Martens 1867 (marine eelgrass)

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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