Ruppia maritima | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Ruppia maritima | L.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
The species appears to be known from a single record in the UAE from 1991. This locality may no longer exist due to its status as a temporary pool, and therefore confirmation of this species' distribution within the UAE is required prior to assessing. For now, it is considered Data Deficient.
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
The species would be susceptible to the loss of surface water, however, the scope and impact of this within the range of the species in the UAE is not known.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Ruppia maritima | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Liliopsida | Alismatales | Ruppiaceae | Ruppia |