Cymodocea serrulata

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Category of Organisms	Seagrasses
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum/Division	Magnoliophyta
Class	Liliopsida
Order	Potamogetonales
Family	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Cymodocea
Species	serrulata
Binomial Name	Cymodocea serrulata
Author	(R.Brown) Ascherson & Magnus
Common Name	Cymodocea
Local Name	Rumput laut
Size Range	Leaf sheath obconical, up to 3 cm long, with acute auriculae, 2 mm long.
Environment/Habitat	Prefers coral sand and mud-covered coral debris in upper subtidal areas. Intolerant of low salinity. [1]
Importance/Value	The soft leafed Cymodocea is favourite dugong and turtle food
Resilience
Endemic	No
Found in Marine Park	No
Found in Malaysia	Yes
Distribution	In Malaysia, can be found in Negeri Sembilan (Teluk Kemang, Port Dickson), Melaka (Pulau Besar), Johor (Sg.Pulai, Pulau Besar). [1]
Morphology/Character	The leaf blades are flat, linear to curved like scythes. The leaf tips are round to slightly conical and serrate to dentate. Nerves 12-17, with fine cross-nerves. The fruit is sessile, elliptic and compressed. [1]
Biology
Miscellaneaous
Status in IUCN Red List	Unknown
Status in CITES Species Database	Unknown
Researcher(s)
Reference(s)	1. Phang, S.M. (2000). Seagrasses of Malaysia. Botanical Monographs No. 2. Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya
Other Link(s)	http://www.catalogueoflife.org
Collection Record

Cymodocea serrulata taken from Seagrasses of Malaysia