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Heterozostera tasmanica
Taxonomy
Zostera tasmanica was named by Martens (1867). It is extant. Its type locality is Port Philip, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in Australia. It is the type species of Zostera (Heterozostera).
It was recombined as Heterozostera tasmanica by den Hartog (1970), Kuo (2005), den Hartog and Kuo (2006).
It was recombined as Heterozostera tasmanica by den Hartog (1970), Kuo (2005), den Hartog and Kuo (2006).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1867 | Zostera tasmanica Martens |
| 1970 | Heterozostera tasmanica den Hartog p. 116 |
| 2005 | Heterozostera tasmanica Kuo p. 102 |
| 2006 | Heterozostera tasmanica den Hartog and Kuo p. 7 |
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Heterozostera tasmanica Martens 1867
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. Kuo 2005 | Major diagnostic features of this species include the absence of a wiry black erect stem; the presence of generative shoots bearing numerous conspicuous spathes; two to four male an female flowers per spathe, spathal blade width: vegetative blade width ratio 2:1; fibrous bundles in rhizome internodes are retracted to the outer cortex; blade apex pointed with a very minute notch; and blade epidermal surface with wavy appearance. |
Measurements
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| Source: p = phylum | |||||
| Reference: Kiessling 2009 | |||||