Specimen Information

Zostera japonica
Zostera japonica
(Japanese eelgrass)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID228851
GroupPlants
GenusZostera
Speciesjaponica
Common NameJapanese eelgrass
StateOR
CountyCoos
LocalityCoos Bay, near the mouth and at large mid-intertidal stretches at the upper and lower estuary.
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameCoos
HUC8 Number17100304
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10252
Author:Posey, M.H.
Date:1988
Title:Community changes associated with the spread of an introduced seagrass, Zostera japonica.
Journal:Ecology
Volume:69
Issue:4
Pages:974-983
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish


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