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Zostera tasmanica
As recorded: Heterozostera tasmanica (M.Martens ex Asch.) Hartog
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Zosteraceae
- Collected by
- Lucas, A.H.S.
- Collector number
- 2
- Date
- March 1, 1932
- Locality
- Georgetown, mouth of Tamar River
- Island
- Tasmania
- Region
- Tasmania, Australia
- Identified by
- Kuo, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Zostera tasmanica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-10-18.

2024-10-18
Great Ocean Rd, Kennett River, VIC, AU
(c) geelong-nature-nerd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-10-11
Port Arthur TAS 7182, Australia
(c) Pieter Huybrechts, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2015-01-15
MIR-S12
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Zostera tasmanica. BISH 734729. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956281144. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/734729.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956281144 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
