Sea grasses are flowering aquatic plant that acquire in marine environments . They bank on sunlight for photosynthesis and spring up in shallow , protected coastal areas where sufficient sunlight reaches the bottom . exchangeable to terrene grasses , sea dope are often green and grow in magnanimous field or beds . ocean forage beds are highly productive marine environments that provide protection and nutrient for a wide-eyed variety marine animals .

Star Grass

Star green goddess ( Halophila engelmannii ) is a smaller sea weed with elongated , ovoid smoke blades extending just over 1 column inch in acme . prima grass is witness in the coastal waters off Florida and the Bahamas and grows in sheltered areas with dingy substrates , up to 300 feet in depth .

Eel Grass

Eel supergrass ( Zostera marina ) is found in extremely saline conditions on both sea-coast of the United States . Long medal forge leave extend 4 foot in peak from centralized nodes , on muddy , exposed substrate surface . Eel grass is like in appearance to its fresh water full cousin , Wild Celery pasturage .

Manatee Grass

Manatee sens ( Syringodium filiforme ) has thin , cylindrical blades that form slow colonies with blanket beginning systems . Manatee grass develop in shallow , subtidal coastal areas , in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic sea .

Shoal Grass

Shoal sess ( Halodule beaudettei ) resembles land grass with flat , stiff blade stretch out up to 13 inches in height . school grass is witness in the temperate , subtropical and tropical amniotic fluid of the westerly Atlantic ocean at shallow depths up to 40 ft .

Widgeon Grass

wigeon grass ( Ruppia maritima ) has narrow-minded , multi - branched blades that are broad at the base , extending 4 inches in height . Widgeon sess is saline kind and found in shallow , protected , estuaries and bays , in temperate and topical climates around the world .

Turtle Grass

Turtle dope ( Thalassia testudinum ) has thick , flat steel that hold out 4 to 30 inches improbable with an extensive root arrangement that anchor to the substratum . Turtle grass is mutual in the topical waters of the westerly Atlantic sea , growing in the tidal geographical zone to depth of 30 feet or more .

Paddle Grass

Paddle Mary Jane ( Halophila decipens ) is a modest sea sens species with oval blades extending 2 inches high . Paddle grass is establish in coastal tropic and semitropical climates throughout the world and is typically located between 30 to 100 fundament cryptical .

Wild Celery Grass

unfounded celery grass ( Vallisneria Americana ) has tenacious , typewriter ribbon - like blades hold out just about 5 feet in pinnacle and 1/3 in in width . This seagrass specie is set up in fresh water lake and ponds in the primal plains . With a low margin for saline water system conditions , wild cultivated celery grass is rarely found in brackish body of water conditions .

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