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Zostera polychlamys

Zostera polychlamys is a species of eelgrass native to the shores of South Australia and Western Australia. It was first discovered at Flinders Bay in Western Australia in 1990.

Last revised
Jul 11, 2026
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Length
146 w
Citations
4
Source
Flinders Bay eelgrass
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Zosteraceae
Genus: Zostera
Species:
Z. polychlamys
Binomial name
Zostera polychlamys
(John Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & Les
Synonyms2

Heterozostera polychlamys J.Kuo

Zostera polychlamys is a species of eelgrass native to the shores of South Australia and Western Australia. It was first discovered at Flinders Bay in Western Australia in 1990.34

References

References

  1. Short, F.T.; Waycott, M. (2010). "Zostera polychlamys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T173380A7004201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T173380A7004201.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. International Plant Name Index, Zostera polychlamys
  3. Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs & Donald H. Les. 2009. Telopea 12(3): 423. Zostera polychlamys
  4. 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): 124 (-126; figs.), Heterozostera polychlamys