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Cressler, Alan

Thalassia testudinum

Thalassia testudinum Banks & Sol. ex Koenig

Turtle-grass

Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass Family)

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USDA Symbol: THTE6

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

A marine species of shallow, clear water with calcareous bottom along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Coast in the southern half of Florida and in the Caribbean Sea.