Abstract
The genus Zostera is a marine angiosperm in the family Zosteraceae, and five species have been reported in Korea. However, their morphological characteristics and distribution remain unclear. This study is intended to clarify the taxonomic characteristics and distribution of Zostera species in Korea. The results confirm that four species, Zostera japonica, Zostera marina, Zostera asiatica, and Zostera caulescens are distributed along the seacoast of South Korea, and these species are distinguished by the shape of leaf apex, number of leaf vein, number of fibrous strands between the midvein and its first side vein. Populations of Zostera caespitosa, which had previously reported from Korea, were not found. However, this species is easily distinguished from other Korean Zostera species by having an obcordate apex of leaf and rhizomes with extremely shortened internodes.
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