turtlegrass
Thalassia testudinum
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
- Alismatales
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Thalassia
Where to Find
Found in 51 diving areas across 29 countries and 7 regions.
- Sandy Island, Anguilla - 4 records
- Antigua South Coast, Antigua & Barbuda - 1 records
- Barbuda, Antigua & Barbuda - 1 records
- Abaco, Bahamas - 11 records
- Andros, Bahamas - 4 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 4382 records
- Eleuthera & Harbour Island, Bahamas - 4 records
- Exuma Cays, Bahamas - 2 records
- Long Island, Bahamas - 2 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 8 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 1 records
- Klein Bonaire, Bonaire - 16 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 79 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 79 records
- Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands - 4 records
- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - 1 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 88 records
- Curaçao Southeast, Curaçao - 2 records
- Cabrits & Northern Coast, Dominica - 2 records
- Bayahibe & La Romana, Dominican Republic - 22 records
- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - 2 records
- Sosua & Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic - 20 records
- Carriacou, Grenada - 3 records
- Southwest Coast, Grenada - 3 records
- Cousteau Reserve, Guadeloupe - 2 records
- Montego Bay, Jamaica - 9 records
- Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 79 records
- Diamond Rock, Martinique - 5 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 125 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 607 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 607 records
- St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 5 records
- Anse La Raye, St. Lucia - 7 records
- Soufriere & The Pitons, St. Lucia - 7 records
- St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 1 records
- Tobago Cays, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 1 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 410 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 180 records
- Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 1 records
- Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 3 records
- Roatán, Honduras - 11 records
- Utila, Honduras - 14 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 2 records
- Watamu & Malindi, Kenya - 1 records
- Cozumel, Mexico - 72 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 74 records
- Deep South, Egypt - 1 records
- Marsa Alam, Egypt - 1 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 83 records
- Morrocoy & Chichiriviche, Venezuela - 88 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 1 records