Zostera nigricaulis
| Kangaroo Island eelgrass | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Zosteraceae |
| Genus: | Zostera |
| Species: | Z. nigricaulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Zostera nigricaulis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Heterozostera nigricaulis J.Kuo | |
Zostera nigricaulis is a species of eelgrass native to the seacoasts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. It was first discovered on Kangaroo Island in South Australia in 1988.[2][3]
References
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs & Donald H. Les. 2009. Telopea 12(3): 422. Zostera nigricaulis
- ^ John Kuo. 2005. Aquatic Botany; International Scientific Journal Dealing with Applied and Fundamental Research on Submerged, Floating and Emergent Plants in Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. Amsterdam 81(2): 110 (-124; figs.), Heterozostera nigricaulis