Zosteraceae
Dwarf eelgrass
Zostera japonica
- Family
- Zosteraceae
- Genus
- Zostera
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- حزامية يابانية
- Cantonese
- 矮大葉藻, 日本鰻草, 甘藻
- Chinese
- 甘藻, 矮大叶藻, 日本鳗草
- English
- Dwarf eelgrass, Japanese eelgrass, Japanese eel-grass
- Japanese
- コアマモ
- Persian
- زوسترا ژاپنی
Synonyms
- Nanozostera americana (Hartog) Toml. & Posl.
- Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) Toml. & Posl.
- Zostera americana Hartog
- Zostera japonica subsp. austroasiatica Ohba & Miyata
Photos
Photo: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: iNaturalist.org, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Zostera
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- Species code: zaZostera asiaticaZosteraceae
- Species code: ZpZostera capensisZosteraceae
- Species code: ZsZostera caespitosaZosteraceae
- Zostera capricorniZosteraceae
- Species code: ZlZostera caulescensZosteraceae
- Zostera mucronataZosteraceae
- Species code: ZcZostera muelleriZosteraceae
- Species code: ZgZostera nigricaulisZosteraceae
- Species code: ZtZostera tasmanicaZosteraceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.