Pulau Semakau checklist - seagrasses and seaweeds

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Pulau Semakau checklist
updated Nov 09

Intertidal flora and fauna

Seagrasses

Family Hydrocharitaceae (marine species only)

Enhalus acoroides/Enhalus koenigii (Tape seagrass)
Halophila decipiens (Hairy spoon seagrass)
Halophila ovalis and Halophila minor (Spoon seagrass)
Thalassia hemprichii (Sickle seagrass)

Family Potamogetonaceae

Cymodocea rotundata (Smooth ribbon seagrass)
Cymodocea serrulata (Serrated ribbon seagrass)
Halodule pinifolia and Halodule univervis (Needle seagrass)
Syringodium isoetifolium (Noodle seagrass)

Seaweeds

Division Chlorophyta Green seaweeds

Round sea grapes Caulerpa lentillifera Family Caulerpaceae	Oval sea grapes seaweed Caulerpa racemosa Family Caulerpaceae	Big parasol green seaweed Caulerpa peltata Family Caulerpaceae	Codium green seaweed Codium sp.	Pimply green seaweed Dictyosphaeria sp. Family Siphonocladaceae
Zipper green seaweed Caulerpa cupressoides Family Caulerpaceae	Serrated green seaweed Caulerpa serrulata Family Caulerpaceae	Broad feathery green seaweed Caulerpa sertularioides Family Caulerpaceae	Narrow feathery green seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia Family Caulerpaceae
Hairy green seaweed Bryopsis sp. Family Bryopsidaceae	Bee hoon green seaweed Chaetomorpha sp. Family Cladophoraceae	Sea lettuce Ulva sp. Family Ulvaceae	Solitary fan green seaweed Avrainvillea erecta Family Udoteaceae
White-stemmed seaweed Neomeris sp. Family Dasycladaceae	Bubble green seaweed Boergesenia forbesii Family Siphonocladaceae	Green sea sausage seaweed Bornetella sp. Family Dasycladaceae	Big coin green seaweed Halimeda sp. Family Halimedaceae	Small coin green seaweed Halimeda sp. Family Halimedaceae

Division Rhodophyta Red seaweeds

Spiny red seaweed Acanthophora sp. Family Rhodomeiaceae	Knobbly agar-agar seaweed Gracilaria salicornia Family Gracilariaceae	Branching halymenia red seaweed Halymenia sp. Family Halymeniales	Feathery halymenia red seaweed Halymenia sp. Family Halymeniales	Flat halymenia red seaweed Halymenia sp. Family Halymeniales
Encrusting coraline algae Family Corallinaceae	Flat pom pom coraline algae Family Corallinaceae	Thick pom pom coraline algae Family Corallinaceae	Robust red seaweed Soliera robusta Family Solieriaceae
Lacy red seaweed awaiting identification	Broad strap red seaweed awaiting identification	Prickly red seaweed awaiting identification

Division Phaeophyta Brown seaweeds

Mermaid's fan seaweed Padina sp.
Family Dictyotaceae

Sargassum seaweed Sargassum sp.
Family Sargassaceae

Pyramid seaweed
Turbinaria sp.
Family Sargassaceae

Strap brown seaweed
Dictyota sp.
Family Dictyotaceae

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