Alex Mustard / Turtle seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) a shallow seagrass meadow in a lagoon behind a coral reef, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.
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Claudio Contreras / Cushion sea star (Oreaster reticulatus) on Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) Contoy Island National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, May
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / White sea pork tunicate (Didemnum candidum) on a stalk of Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum), Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / White sea pork tunicate (Didemnum candidum) on a stalk of Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum), Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.
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Claudio Contreras / Healthy Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) providing protection against hurricanes with houses on stilts in background. Guanaja Island, Honduras. Caribbean Sea.
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Claudio Contreras / Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) patrolling over Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) habitat. Guanaja Island, Honduras. Caribbean Sea.
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Shane Gross / Queen conch (Aliger gigas) in a seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) meadow, Bahamas.
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Alex Mustard / Split level photo of Red mangrove trees (Rhizophora mangle) above a bed of Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum). Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Sandy seagrass meadow / turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) in a lagoon behind a coral reef. Seagrass meadows trap lots of sediment. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribb...
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Shane Gross / Bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) hunting amongst fish in Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) seagrass bed, view from below. Bonnetheads are the first known omnivorous shark, eating seagrass and retain...
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Shane Gross / Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) amongst Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) in foreground. Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) swimming amongst Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Turtlegrass (thalassia testudinum) in foreground. Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.