Ascherson, P.F.A. (1867), Vorarbeiten zu einer Uebersicht der phanerogamen Meergewachse. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 35(2): 168-169, 194-195 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat ad oram Novae-Hollandiae australis in Portu Phillip (F. Müller!)."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 91 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 176 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 121 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 228 [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Zostera marina L. legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (3 May 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(6): 44

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 46 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 46 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. (1961), Zosteraceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 13: 75 [secondary reference]

Hartog, C. den (1970), Verhandelingen der koninklijke Nederllandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen Amsterdam Afdeeling Natuurk ser. 2, 59(1): 116 [basionym]

basionym of: Heterozostera tasmanica (G.Martens ex Asch.) Hartog legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 68 [secondary reference]

vernacular name: Tasman Grass-wrack [n/a]

Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 325 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Heterozostera tasmanica (G.Martens ex Asch.) Hartog legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 60 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Heterozostera tasmanica (G.Martens ex Asch.) Hartog legitimate

Robertson, E.L. in Womersley, H.B S. (1984), Seagrasses. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia 1: 109 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Heterozostera tasmanica (G.Martens ex Asch.) Hartog legitimate

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 163 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Heterozostera tasmanica (G.Martens ex Asch.) Hartog legitimate

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Zosteraceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 28 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Heterozostera tasmanica (G.Martens ex Asch.) Hartog legitimate

Kuo, J. (2005), A revision of the genus Heterozostera (Zosteraceae). Aquatic Botany 81: 124 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Heterozostera polychlamys J.Kuo legitimate by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 46

Kuo, J. (2005), A revision of the genus Heterozostera (Zosteraceae). Aquatic Botany 81: 110 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Heterozostera nigricaulis J.Kuo legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 176

Kuo, J. (2005), A revision of the genus Heterozostera (Zosteraceae). Aquatic Botany 81: 102 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Heterozostera tasmanica (G.Martens ex Asch.) Hartog legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Heterozostera nigricaulis J.Kuo legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 176

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Heterozostera polychlamys J.Kuo legitimate by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 46

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Heterozostera nigricaulis J.Kuo legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 176

Kuo, J. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Zosteraceae. Flora of Australia 39: 139 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Heterozostera tasmanica (G.Martens ex Asch.) Hartog legitimate

Kuo, J. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Zosteraceae. Flora of Australia 39: 138 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Heterozostera polychlamys J.Kuo legitimate by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 46

Kuo, J. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Zosteraceae. Flora of Australia 39: 138 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Heterozostera nigricaulis J.Kuo legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 176

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