Isolation and characterization of twelve novel microsatellite markers for the sea-bulrush ( Scirpus mariqueter Tang et Wang, Cyperaceae)

Twelve microsatellite markers were isolated and characterized for the sea-bulrush ( Scirpus mariqueter Tang et Wang), a vanward species endemic to coastal areas of East China. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 8. Observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.125 to 0.694 and from 0.120 to 0.704, respectively. All microsatellites showed relatively high polymorphism, indicating potential usage of these microsatellite markers in population genetic assessment and molecular ecology studies of this species.