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Zosteraceae (eel grass family) Life
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> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Alismatales Marine perennial plants
that form large beds along coastal areas, mainly in temperate regions and
typically occurring in estuaries . There are two genera and 14 species, of
which one species, Zostera capensis, occurs in southern Africa.
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