Field Guide to Seagrasses of the Red Sea - Seagrass-Watch

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The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN, concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN. Published by: IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Total Foundation, Courbevoie, France. Copyright: © 2011 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for educational or other noncommercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder. Citation: El Shaffai, A. (2011). Field Guide to Seagrasses of the Red Sea. Rouphael, A. and Abdulla, A., eds. First Edition. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN and Courbevoie, France: Total Foundation. viii + 56pp. ISBN: 978-2-8317-1414-1 This publication is a contribution of the Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Science Group. Design and layout: Tasamim Design - www.tasamim.net Cover picture: Amgad El Shaffai All photographs used in this publication remain the property of the original copyright holder. Photographs should not be reproduced or used in other contexts without written permission from the copyright holder. Available from: IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Publications Services, 28 Rue Mauverney, 1196 Gland, Switzerland Tel: + 41 22 999 0000, Fax: + 44 22 999 0020, Email: books@iucn.org, www.iucn.org/publications A catalogue of IUCN publications is also available. ii
Table of Contents Foreword -------------------------------------------------------- v Acknowledgment ----------------------------------------------- vii Introduction ----------------------------------------------------- 1 Habitats --------------------------------------------------------- 5 General structure of seagrass plants ------------------------- 10 Family CYMODOCEACEAE ------------------------------------- 12 Cymodocea rotundata Cymodocea serrulata -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 13 16 Halodule pinifolia Halodule uninervis --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- 19 22 Syringodium isoetifolium Thalassodendron ciliatum ------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- 25 28 Family HYDROCHARITACEAE --------------------------------- 32 Enhalus acoroides Halophila decipiens ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 33 36 Halophila ovalis Halophila ovata ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 39 42 Halophila stipulacea Thalassia hemprichii ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 45 48 Glossary --------------------------------------------------------- 51 References ------------------------------------------------------ 53 Field Guide to Seagrasses of the Red Sea iii
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Page 12 and 13: history. Peter Forsskål, a Swedish
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Page 19 and 20: Bay (or Sharm) A Sharm is the Arabi
Page 21 and 22: An individual seagrass plant consis
Page 23 and 24: Cymodocea rotundata Ehrenberg & Hem
Page 25 and 26: Leaf tip Close-up area Two tips on
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Page 31 and 32: Leaf blade Close-up area Leaf sheat
Page 33 and 34: Stem The stems are short, erect and
Page 35 and 36: Syringodium isoetifolium (Ascherson
Page 37 and 38: Cylindrical leaf blade Close-up are
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Page 41 and 42: Wide flat leaf sheath Leaf scars on
Page 43 and 44: Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle Enha
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Page 49 and 50: Halophila ovalis (R. Brown) Hooker
Page 51 and 52: Dark colored dots Close-up area Ova
Page 53 and 54: Rhizome The rhizome is smooth, thin
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Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) As
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Leaf blade Mid vein Lopsided leaf s
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Microscopic Leaf Anatomy Cell shape
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Glossary Bullose: bulb-shaped or bu
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Lipkin, Y. (1977). ‘Seagrass vege
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