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seagrass lagoon

Fern seagrass Halophila spinulosa Family Hydrocharitaceae

The beautiful Fern seagrass has compound leaves about 4cm long, each with 10-20 pairs of opposite leaflets. Its rhizomes (underground stems) are thin, sometimes woody.

Patches of this seagrass grows near the south sand bar, as well as some other parts of the lagoon. On Chek Jawa, preliminary results of a transact survey suggest it is quite widely distributed in the seagrass lagoon.

quick facts
Each leaf about 4cm long, common on the seagrass lagoon.

See also ...
Seagrasses in general
Spoon seagrasses (Halophila sp.)
Beccari's seagrass (Halophila beccarii)

Links
Halophila spinulosa on the University of Hawai'i website: diagrams of the seagrass.
Halophila spinulosa on the Hervey Bay Dugong and Seagrass Monitoring Program (Australia) website: brief fact sheet with diagrams of the seagrass.
Halophila Picture Index on the University of Hawai'i website: a selection of photos of various Halophila species found in Hawai'i

Other references

Calumpong, H. P. & Menez, E. G., 1997. Field Guide to the Common Mangroves, Seagrasses and Algae of the Philippines. Bookmark, Inc., the Philippines. 197 pp.
Hartog, C. Den. The Sea-grasses of the World, 1970. North-Holland Pub. Co., Amsterdam. 276 pp., 20 pp. of photos.
Lim, S., P. Ng, L. Tan, & W. Y. Chin, 1994. Rhythm of the Sea: The Life and Times of Labrador Beach. Division of Biology, School of Science, Nanyang Technological University & Department of Zoology, the National University of Singapore. 160 pp.

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website©ria tan 2003 www.wildsingapore.com