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Eelgrasses
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Eelgrasses

Zostera

Zostera is a small genus of widely distributed seagrasses, commonly called marine eelgrass or simply eelgrass. The genus Zostera contains 15 species.

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15 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Eelgrass

speciesZostera marina

dwarf eelgrass

speciesZostera noltii

Dwarf Grass-wrack

speciesZostera muelleri

Japanese Eelgrass

speciesZostera japonica

Cape dwarf-eelgrass

speciesZostera capensis

Zostera nigricaulis

speciesZostera nigricaulis

Zostera capricorni

speciesZostera capricorni

Tasman grass-wreck

speciesZostera tasmanica

Zostera asiatica

speciesZostera asiatica

Narrow-leaved Eelgrass

speciesZostera angustifolia

Zostera caulescens

speciesZostera caulescens

Zostera pacifica

speciesZostera pacifica

Zostera mucronata

speciesZostera mucronata

Zostera polychlamys

speciesZostera polychlamys

Zostera caespitosa

speciesZostera caespitosa

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52616.