Zostera nigricaulis

Zostera nigricaulis is a species of eelgrass native to the seacoasts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, and across the Pacific in Chile.^[2] It was first discovered on Kangaroo Island in South Australia in 1988.^[3][4]

Kangaroo Island eelgrass
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Zosteraceae
Genus:	Zostera
Species:	Z. nigricaulis
Binomial name
Zostera nigricaulis (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & Les
Synonyms[2]
Heterozostera chilensis J.Kuo Heterozostera nigricaulis J.Kuo Zostera chilensis (J.Kuo) S.W.L.Jacobs & Les