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

Claudio Contreras / Cushion sea star (Oreaster reticulatus) on Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, July

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

Alex Mustard / Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) swimming over Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) whilst hunting for food at night, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Cushion sea star (Oleaster reticulatus) on turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) below man standing on a jetty, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.