- English Common Name
- Japanese Eelgrass
- Scientific name
- Zostera japonica
- Taxonomy
- Order: Alismatales, Family: Potamogetonaceae
- Size
- 4 cm – 30 cm (height of leaves)
- Species Distribution
- In Okinawa prefecture, Iriomote, Ishigaki, Miyako and Okinawa Islands. It expands to Amamioshima, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku of Japan, Tanegashima, Sakhalin and the west coast of North America.
- Okinawan Common Name
- Jun-gusa (general term for seagrass)
- Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species:Vulnerable
- The species is found in shallow water that has sandy bottoms. In Okinawa, it can be found only in limited areas. Drastic population decrease due to landfill along coasts or pollution in the ocean area is a concern.
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- Updated February 2019
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