Heterozostera nigricaulis Kuo 2005 (marine eelgrass)
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Angiospermae - Najadales - Najadaceae
Full reference: J. Kuo. 2005. A revision of the genus Heterozostera (Zosteraceae). Aquatic Botany 81:97-140
Belongs to Heterozostera according to J. Kuo 2005
Sister taxa: Heterozostera chilensis, Heterozostera polychlamys, Heterozostera tasmanica
Type specimen: vH Kirkman (CSIRO 1988)(holo: SA, iso: PERTH), a multi organs. Its type locality is Kangaroo Island, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in Australia.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Kangaroo Island
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