kordia zosterae kordia zosterae kordia zosterae is a gram-negative and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of kordia which has been isolated from the seaweed zostera marina from the yellow sea in korea. kordia zosterae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: flavobacteriaceae genus: kordia species: k. zosterae binomial name kordia zosteraekim et al. 2017 type strain zo2-23