Zostera capricorni is a species of eelgrass in the Zosteraceae family.[2] It is native to the seacoasts of New Guinea, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Norfolk Island and the North Island of New Zealand. It was first discovered at Moreton Bay in Queensland in 1875.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Zosteraceae |
| Genus: | Zostera |
| Species: | Z. capricorni
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| Binomial name | |
| Zostera capricorni Asch.
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References
edit- ^ The Plant List
- ^ "Zostera capricorni Asch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ Paul Friedrich August Ascherson. 1876. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin : 11. Zostera capricorni
- ^ Jacobs, Surrey Wilfrid Laurance. 2006. Telopea 11(2): 128. Zostera muelleri subsp. capricorni