Heterozostera tasmanica (G.Martens ex Ascherson) Hartog 1970

Publication Details
Heterozostera tasmanica (G.Martens ex Ascherson) Hartog 1970: 116, figs 36-38

Published in: Hartog, C. den (1970). The sea-grasses of the world. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde. Tweede reeks 59(1): 1-275, 63 figs, 31 pls.

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Publication date: 1970

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Heterozostera.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Zostera tasmanica G.Martens ex Ascherson

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Port Phillip, Victoria; (Robertson 1984: 109) Lectotype: F. Mueller; 1866; MEL; 2905 (Robertson 1984: 109)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 April 2023

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Taxonomic note
"Status of a third species, H. tasmanica, was unclear: with plastid markers (maternally inherited), it grouped significantly with H. nigracaulis using rbcL and H. polychalmys with matK; whereas the nuclear ITS1 significantly resolved H. tasmanica from the other two species. The pattern may indicate hybridization with the H. nigracaulis and H. polychalmys species." (Coyer & al. 2013: 281). - (31 March 2023) - M.D. Guiry

Habitat note
Usually occurs subtidally in shallow coastal waters to about 8 m deep but also found in deeper, clear oceanic water (Robertson 1984). - (25 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025