Ocean Turf Grass
Halophila beccarii
Category: Seagrass & Algae
IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Halophila
Where to Find
Found in 6 diving areas across 5 countries and 2 regions.
- Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 2 records
- Perhentian Islands, Malaysia - 2 records
- Redang Island, Malaysia - 2 records
- Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar - 3 records
- Southern Islands, Singapore - 3 records
- Similan Islands, Thailand - 4 records