black mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Category: Seagrass & Algae
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Avicennia
Where to Find
Found in 3 diving areas across 3 countries and 2 regions.
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 4 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 15469 records
- Galápagos Islands, Ecuador - 21 records