Halophila beccarii

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Category of Organisms	Seagrasses
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum/Division	Magnoliophyta
Class	Liliopsida
Order	Hydrocharitales
Family	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Halophila
Species	beccarii
Binomial Name	Halophila beccarii
Author	Ascherson
Common Name
Local Name
Size Range
Environment/Habitat	Growing in intertidal areas on muddy and sandy-muddy substrata. [1]
Importance/Value
Resilience
Endemic	No
Found in Marine Park	No
Found in Malaysia	Yes
Distribution	In Malaysia, can be found in Johor (Sg.Tebrau estuary, Skudai Bay), Sarawak (Sg.Bintulu estuary). [1]
Morphology/Character	Erect plants arise from branching slender rhizomes. Each shoot carries 4-8 leaves with elliptic blades reaching 2.5 cm long. Leaf has three longitudinal veins without cross veins. [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
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