Halodule pinifolia

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Category of Organisms	Seagrasses
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum/Division	Magnoliophyta
Class	Liliopsida
Order	Potamogetonales
Family	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Halodule
Species	pinifolia
Binomial Name	Halodule pinifolia
Author	(Miki) den Hartog
Common Name
Local Name
Size Range	Short leaved = (mean length range 49.70-57.43 mm, length range 40-80mm) Long leaved = (mean length range 83.91-102.52 mm, length range 60-166 mm)
Environment/Habitat	Inhabits the areas from the lower intertidal to the upper subtidal zone with sandy and muddy bottoms in sheltered bays and coral reefs. It has also been found in mangrove swamps. Commonly found in soft mud together with Halophila ovalis and on compact mud together with Cymodocea rotundata (den Hartog 1970). [1]
Importance/Value
Resilience
Endemic	No
Found in Marine Park	Yes
Found in Malaysia	Yes
Distribution	* Negeri Sembilan (Port Dickson), Terengganu (Pulau Redang, Kuala Setiu), Sabah (Pulau Sipadan). [1] * Teluk Kemang, Tanjung Adang-Merambong, P.Tengah,Telaga Simpul, Paka, Merchang, P. Redang, P.Perhentian, Gong Batu (Setiu), Pengkalan Nangka, Pulau Gaya, Sepangar Bay, P. Selingan, P. Bakungan Kecil, Punang-Sari [2]
Morphology/Character
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 [2]. Japar Sidik & Muta Harah. 2009. Seagrasses-Diversity, Values and Why Are They Declining?. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Bintulu, Sarawak.
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Collection Record

Halodule pinifolia taken from Seagrasses of Malaysia