Mosses, floating plants, and macroalgae
Turtle Grass
Thalassia testudinum
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Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- WaterMarine
Full profile
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Origin
- Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
- Size
- 10 – 30 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Light
- high
- Fertilization
- roots in deep substrate
- Growth
- slow
- Position
- planted in deep sand
- Propagation
- rhizomes
Notes: A seagrass, a true plant with roots. Requires at least 10 cm of fine sand and bright light.
