WoRMS name details
Heterozostera (Setchell) den Hartog, 1970
369762 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:369762)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
- Species Heterozostera chilensis J.Kuo, 2005 accepted as Zostera nigricaulis (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les, 2009 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Heterozostera nigricaulis J.Kuo, 2005 accepted as Zostera nigricaulis (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les, 2009 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Heterozostera polychlamys J.Kuo, 2005 accepted as Zostera polychlamys (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & D.H.Les, 2009 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Heterozostera tasmanica (G.Martens ex Ascherson) Hartog, 1970 accepted as Zostera tasmanica G.Martens ex Ascherson, 1868
marine
Not documented
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:7299
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:7299 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Heterozostera (Setchell) den Hartog, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=369762 on 2026-06-25
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Nomenclature
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Coyer, J. A.; Hoarau, G.; Kuo, J.; Tronholm, A.; Veldsink, J.; Olsen, J. L. (2013). Phylogeny and temporal divergence of the seagrass family Zosteraceae using one nuclear and three chloroplast loci. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 11(3): 271-284., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2013.821187 [details] Available for editors 
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LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:7299 [details]Validity The WoRMS SC is aware that there is two conflicting opinions regarding the genera within the family Zosteraceae: either 2 (Zostera & Phyllospadix) or 4 (Zostera, Phyllospadix, Heterozostera and Nanozostera) valid genera. The SC cannot settle on the arguments or differences in opinion on which names are necessarily valid, and has decided to leave the status as-is (2 valid genera), until more and clear arguments are brought to this discussion. [details]
