''Zostera tasmanica'' is a species of

marine eelgrass ''Zostera'' is a small genus of widely distributed seagrasses, commonly called marine eelgrass, or simply seagrass or eelgrass, and also known as seaweed by some fishermen and recreational boaters including yachtsmen. The genus ''Zostera'' con ...

in the

Zosteraceae Zosteraceae (one of the four seagrasses families, Kubitzki ed. 1998) is a family of marine perennial flowering plants found in temperate and subtropical coastal waters, with the highest diversity located around Korea and Japan. Most seagrasses ...

family. It is native to the seacoasts of

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, Victoria,

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

, and

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

.Hartog, Cornelis den. 1970. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde, Sectie 2. Amsterdam 59(1): 116. Sea-Grasses of the World ''Heterozostera tasmanica''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15612807 tasmanica Flora of Tasmania Angiosperms of Western Australia Flora of South Australia Flora of New South Wales Flora of Victoria (state) Plants described in 1867 Salt marsh plants Taxa named by Martin Martens Taxa named by Paul Friedrich August Ascherson