Shane Gross / Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) juvenile feeding on algae growing on Seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) blades. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Tape seagrass (Enhalus acoroides) flower, Alor, Indonesia.

Shane Gross / Seagrass (Enhalus acoroides) meadow off Flores, Indonesia.

Shane Gross / Tape Seagrass (Enhalus acoroides) seascape, Indonesia

Shane Gross / Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) in red mangrove(Rhizophora mangle) and turtlegrass (thalassia testudinum) habitats, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) a type of seagrass, off Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Boat propeller scar runs through a Seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) meadow in The Bahamas. The prop scar is caused by a boat's propeller digging up the root structure of the underwater plant.

Shane Gross / Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) seagrass flower, off Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Ramose sea hare (Petalifera ramosa) camouflaged on turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum). Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostrus) feeding on turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) and manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme) in the shallows of Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Nocturnal Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) at night crawling in the Seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) looking for food. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) feeding on the algae growing on seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) Exuma, Bahamas