title: Microsatellite primers for vulnerable seagrass Halophila beccarii (Hydrocharitaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Polymorphic microsatellite primers were developed in the vulnerable seagrass Halophila beccarii to investigate genetic variation and provide necessary markers for studying its population genetic structure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six polymorphic and six monomorphic microsatellite loci were developed in H. beccarii. Most loci were successfully amplified across 40 H. beccarii individuals collected from three populations from coastal regions of southern China. Two to four alleles per locus were observed at the six polymorphic loci. The highest expected heterozygosity was 0.5737.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results demonstrate low levels of polymorphism in H. beccarii from coastal regions of southern China. They also illustrate that these primers may be useful for studying the mating system and population genetics of H. beccarii on a global scale.
authors: Department of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors: Kai
authors: K
authors: Jiang
authors: Yi-Su
authors: YS
authors: Shi
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Na-Na
authors: NN
authors: Xu