• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.55-57
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• 2009

Here we report the occurrence of a seagrass species, Halophila nipponica J. Kuo, which was recently collected from Ando-ri, Yeosu-city, Jeollanam-do in Korea. H. nipponica, which was first collected from Japan, is the only Halophila species distributed in temperate regions, and was reported as a new species recently. The new Korean common name of this species, 'Hae-ho-mal' was given considering its habitat.