Taksonomi
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Cymodoceaceae
Genus: Syringodium
Taksonomi
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Cymodoceaceae
Genus: Syringodium
Habitat & Distribution : Sandy and muddy bottoms, Indo-Pacific Ocean
Diet : Photosynthesis and sediment nutrient
Size: Up to 50 cm
Lifespan: 56 days
Description
Every shoot is sheathed at the base, each with two or three tubular, hollow leaves with pointed ends, much like a syringe needle. In calm waters, can grow long and branched, up to 50 cm.
Behavior
When growing near other seagrasses, usually can only reach up to 5 - 10 cm. Quite sensitive to limited light.
Reproduction
Reproduces sexually. Inflorescence are cyme, in which male and female flowers grow on separate plants. Its fruit is a small, hard, beaked nut. Due to its fragility, the leaves and seed heads may float away before they even germinate.
Predator(s)
Sea turtles, herbivorous fish
Conservation Status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List; 2010)
Fun Fact
Has secondary antifouling metabolites that inhibits microalgal and invertebrate epibiont growth.