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Types of Seagrass

Amphibolis ​Antarctica​
Amphibolis ​Antarctica​

Amphibolis antarctica, commonly known as wire weed or sea nymph, is a seagrass found in coastal waters of southern and western Australia.

Common ​Eelgrass​
Common ​Eelgrass​

Zostera marina is a species of seagrass known by the common names common eelgrass and seawrack. It is an aquatic plant native to marine environments on the coastlines of mostly northern sections of North America and Eurasia.

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Cymodocea​
Cymodocea​

Cymodocea nodosa is a species of seagrass in the family Cymodoceaceae and is sometimes known as little Neptune grass. As a seagrass, it is restricted to growing underwater and is found in shallow parts of the Mediterranean Sea and certain adjoining areas of the Atlantic Ocean.

Enhalus​
Enhalus​

Enhalus acoroides is common in the major seagrass areas of Southeast Asia. In Thailand, it occurs in brackish water canals down to the lower intertidal and subtidal zones on mud, muddy sand and sandy coral substrates.

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Halodule ​Pinifolia​
Halodule ​Pinifolia​

Halodule pinifolia is a seagrass species in the genus Halodule. It is found in shallow sea waters.

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Halophila ​Johnsonii​
Halophila ​Johnsonii​

Halophila johnsonii, or Johnson's seagrass, is a small, asexual seagrass in the family Hydrocharitaceae (the "tape-grasses"). It occurs only on the southeastern coast of Florida, and was the first marine plant listed on the United States endangered species list, where it is listed as a threatened species.

Halophila ​Ovalis​
Halophila ​Ovalis​

Halophila ovalis, commonly known as paddle weed, spoon grass or dugong grass, is a seagrass in the family Hydrocharitaceae. It is a small herbaceous plant that occurs in sea beds and other saltwater environments in the Indo-Pacific.

Phyllospadix ​Iwatensis​
Phyllospadix ​Iwatensis​

Phyllospadix iwatensis is a plant species found along the seacoasts of Japan, Korea, China (Hebei, Liaoning, Shandong), and the Russian Far East (Sakhalin, Primorye and the Kuril Islands). It was first discovered in 1929 near on the Miyako Peninsula in Iwate Prefecture in Japan, in northeastern Honshu.

Phyllospadix ​Juzepczukii​
Phyllospadix ​Juzepczukii​

Phyllospadix, surfgrass, is a genus of seagrass, a flowering plant in the family Zosteraceae, described as a genus in 1840. Phyllospadix grows in marine waters along the coasts of the temperate North Pacific.

Phyllospadix ​Scouleri​
Phyllospadix ​Scouleri​

Phyllospadix scouleri, Phyllospadix torreyi (W.J ... The sensitivity of seagrass habitats to declines in ecosystem health coupled with their fundamental role in ...

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Phyllospadix ​Serrulatus​
Phyllospadix ​Serrulatus​

Phyllospadix, surfgrass, is a genus of seagrass, a flowering plant in the family Zosteraceae, described as a genus in 1840. Phyllospadix grows in marine waters along the coasts of the temperate North Pacific.

Phyllospadix ​Torreyi​
Phyllospadix ​Torreyi​

Phyllospadix (Surfgrass) ... Phyllospadix scouleri, Phyllospadix torreyi (W.J. Hooker 1838) ... Seagrass metabolism changes the concentration of carbon and oxygen in ...

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Posidonia ​Australis​
Posidonia ​Australis​

Posidonia australis is a species of seagrass that occurs in the southern waters of Australia. It is sometimes referred to as fibreball weed. The marine plant forms large meadows that are considered to be of high importance to the environmental conservation of the region.

Posidonia ​Coriacea​
Posidonia ​Coriacea​

Posidonia coriacea is a species of seagrass that occurs in the southern waters of Australia. Description. A species of Posidonia. A perennial ...

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Posidonia ​Oceanica​
Posidonia ​Oceanica​

Posidonia oceanica (commonly known as Neptune grass or Mediterranean tapeweed) is a seagrass species that is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. It forms large underwater meadows that are an important part of the ecosystem.

Posidonia ​Ostenfeldii​
Posidonia ​Ostenfeldii​

Posidonia ostenfeldii Hartog: Posidonia ostenfeldii is a species of seagrass that occurs in the southern waters of Australia Description. A species of ...

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Syringodium​
Syringodium​

Few species were originally considered to feed directly on seagrass leaves (partly because of their low nutritional content), but scientific reviews and improved working methods have shown that seagrass herbivory is a highly important link in the food chain, with hundreds of species feeding on seagrasses worldwide, including green turtles, dugongs, manatees, fish, geese, swans, sea urchins and crabs.

Thalassia​
Thalassia​

Thalassia testudinum is a perennial grass growing from a long, jointed rhizome that may be buried 25 centimetres (9.8 in) deep in the substrate but is more usually found 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 in) below the surface.

Thalassodendron ​Ciliatum​
Thalassodendron ​Ciliatum​

Thalassodendron ciliatum has a wide distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific region, but has variable abundances throughout its range. This seagrass has been recorded from the western Philippines to Borneo and Singapore, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Caroline Islands, Vanuatu, Australia, India and the Maldives.

Zostera Noltei​
Zostera Noltei​

Zostera noltei Zostera noltii is a species of seagrass known by the common name dwarf eelgrass. It is found in shallow coastal waters in north western Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Aral Sea and on islands in the Atlantic off the coast of northwest Africa.

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