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Zostera (marine eelgrass)

Synonyms: Alga; Heterozostera; Nanozostera

Wikipedia Abstract

Zostera is a small genus of widely distributed seagrasses, commonly called marine eelgrass or (outside North America) simply eelgrass. The genus Zostera contains 15 species.
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Species

Zostera angustifolia (Narrow-leaved Eelgrass) (Attributes)
Zostera asiatica (Species code: za)
Zostera caespitosa (Species code: Zg) (Vulnerable)
Zostera capensis (Species code: Zp) (Vulnerable)
Zostera capricorni
Zostera caulescens (Species code: Zl)
Zostera japonica (dwarf eelgrass) (Attributes)
Zostera kiewiensis
Zostera marina (Eel Grass) (Attributes)
Zostera mucronata
Zostera muelleri (Species code: Zc)
Zostera nigricaulis (Species code: Zg) (Endangered)
Zostera noltii (Attributes)
Zostera novazelandica
Zostera polychlamys (Species code: Zo)
Zostera tasmanica (Species code: Zt) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0