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Thalassia testudinum Turtle grass

Thalassia testudinumis commonly referred to as Turtle grass. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber James St. John, USA

Von James St. John - Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) (South Pigeon Creek estuary, San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39952811


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lexID:
7446 
AphiaID:
374720 
Scientific:
Thalassia testudinum 
German:
Seegras 
English:
Turtle Grass 
Category:
Seaweeds 
Family tree:
Plantae (Kingdom) > Tracheophyta (Phylum) > Magnoliopsida (Class) > Alismatales (Order) > Hydrocharitaceae (Family) > Thalassia (Genus) > testudinum (Species) 
Initial determination:
K.D.Koenig, 1805 
Occurrence:
Guadeloupe, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, Venezuela 
Size:
up to 23.62" (60 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2014-08-16 19:19:39 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Thalassia testudinum are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Thalassia testudinum, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Thalassia testudinum, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Info

Banks ex König, 1805

Thalassia testudinum is found in coral reefs, sand, mud, rocks, and rubble bottoms at depths between 0 to 10 meters.

The Seegras is food for turtles and manatee,
nursery for juvenile species and producer of
Oxygen.

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Tracheophyta (Phylum) > Alismatales (Order) > Hydrocharitaceae (Family) > Thalassia (Genus)

Scientific paper

  1. ABCG2/BCRP interaction with the sea grass Thalassia testudinum, V. Miguel; J. A. Otero; B. Barrera; I. Rodeiro; J. G. Prieto; G. Merino; A. I. Álvarez, 2015
  2. A complex interaction between a sponge (Halichondria melanadocia) and a seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) in a subtropical coastal ecosystem, Archer, Stephanie K.; Stoner, Elizabeth W.; Layman, Craig A. , 2015
  3. Metabolites derived from the tropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum are bioactive against pathogenic Labyrinthula sp, Trevathan-Tackett, Stacey M.; Lane, Amy L.; Bishop, Nichole; Ross, Cliff , 2015
  4. Short-term impacts of salinity pulses on ionic ratios of the seagrasses Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii, Garrote-Moreno, Aurora; McDonald, Ashley; Sherman, Timothy D.; Sánchez-Lizaso, Jose Luis; Heck, Kenneth L.; Cebrian, Just , 2015
  5. Variation in pigment content of Thalassia testudinum seedlings in response to changes in salinity and light, Howarth, Jacqueline F.; Durako, Michael J. , 2013
  6. Lipopolysaccharides elicit an oxidative burst as a component of the innate immune system in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum, Loucks, Kyle; Waddell, David; Ross, Cliff , 2013
  7. Stable nitrogen isotopes in the turtle grass Thalassia testudinum from the Mexican Caribbean: Implications of anthropogenic development, Sánchez, Alberto; Ortiz-Hernández, Ma. Concepción; Talavera-Sáenz, Ana; Aguíñiga-García, Sergio , 2013
  8. Stoichiometry, growth, and fecundity responses to nutrient enrichment by invertebrate grazers in sub-tropical turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) meadows, Lesley P. Baggett, Kenneth L. Heck Jr., Thomas A. Frankovich, Anna R. Armitage, James W. Fourqurean, 2013
  9. Iron, cadmium, and chromium in seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) from a coastal nature reserve in karstic Yucatán, Mayra Avelar, Blanca Bonilla-Heredia, Martín Merino-Ibarra, Jorge A. Herrera-Silveira, Javier Ramirez, Humberto Rosas, Job Valdespino, Juan P. Carricart-Ganivet, Ana Martínez, 2013
  10. Effects of in situ CO2enrichment on the structural and chemical characteristics of the seagrassThalassia testudinum, Campbell, Justin E.; Fourqurean, James W. , 2013
  11. Negative relationships between the nutrient and carbohydrate content of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum, Justin E. Campbell; Laura A. Yarbro; James W. Fourqurean, 2012
  12. Using PAM fluorometry for landscape-level assessment of Thalassia testudinum: Can diurnal variation in photochemical efficiency be used as an ecoindicator of seagrass health?, Michael J. Durako, 2012
  13. Starch grain morphology of the seagrasses Halodule wrightii, Ruppia maritima, Syringodium filiforme, and Thalassia testudinum, Stephanie Peek; Mark T. Clementz, 2012
  14. Modulation of biotransformation and elimination systems by BM-21, an aqueous ethanolic extract from Thalassia testudinum, and thalassiolin B on human hepatocytes, Idania Rodeiro; Maria José Gómez-Lechón; Laia Tolosa; Gabriela Perez; Ivones Hernandez; Roberto Menendez; Erick Luis Regalado; José Vicente Castell; Maria Teresa Donato, 2012
  15. Changes in trace metals in Thalassia testudinum after hurricane impacts, T. Whelan III; B.I. Van Tussenbroek; M.G. Barba Santos, 2011
  16. UV-B induces leaf reddening and supports photosynthesis in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum, Alyssa B. Novak; Frederick T. Short, 2011
  17. Effects of short-term hypersalinity exposure on the susceptibility to wasting disease in the subtropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum, Stacey M. Trevathan; Amanda Kahn; Cliff Ross, 2011
  18. Notes on marine algae in the International Biosphere Reserve Seaflower, Caribbean Colombian I: new records of macroalgal epiphytes on the seagrass Thalassia testudinum, Albis-Salas, Margarita Rosa; Gavio, Brigitte , 2011
  19. Clonal diversity and structure related to habitat of the marine angiosperm Thalassia testudinum along the Atlantic coast of Mexico, Jent Kornelis van Dijk; Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek, 2010
  20. Morphological variation of Thalassia testudinum in two shallow coastal environments from the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, May-Kú, Marco Antonio; Ardisson, Pedro-Luis; Ordóñez-López, Uriel , 2010
  21. Evidence of negative impacts of ecological tourism on turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) beds in a marine protected area of the Mexican Caribbean, Jorge A. Herrera-Silveira; Just Cebrian; Jennifer Hauxwell; Javier Ramirez-Ramirez; Peter Ralph, 2010
  22. Phosphorus Availability and Salinity Control Productivity and Demography of the Seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Florida Bay, Darrell A. Herbert and James W. Fourqurean, 2009
  23. Corrigendum to “State of Thalassia testudinum Banks ex König meadows in the Veracruz Reef System, Veracruz, México” [Aquat. Bot. 88 (2008) 17–26], Jorge Terrados; Pedro Ramírez-García; Óscar Hernández-Martínez; Karla Pedraza; Agustín Quiroz, 2009
  24. Sulfide intrusion in the tropical seagrasses Thalassia testudinum and Syringodium filiforme, Marianne Holmer; Ole Pedersen; Dorte Krause-Jensen; Birgit Olesen; Malene Hedegård Petersen; Stephanie Schopmeyer; Marguerite Koch; Bente Aa. Lomstein; Henning S. Jensen, 2009
  25. Wound-induced accumulations of condensed tannins in turtlegrass, Thalassia testudinum, Thomas M. Arnold; Christopher E. Tanner; Michelle Rothen; Jessica Bullington, 2008
  26. Diurnal light curves and landscape-scale variation in photosynthetic characteristics of Thalassia testudinum in Florida Bay, Elizabeth F. Belshe; Michael J. Durako; James E. Blum, 2008
  27. Assessment of turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum ex Banks Konig) community structure in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Paul A.X. Bologna; Rita Papagian; Suzann Regetz; Cathleen Dale, 2008
  28. Thiol peptides induction in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum (Banks ex König) in response to cadmium exposure, Teresa Alvarez-Legorreta; David Mendoza-Cozatl; Rafael Moreno-Sanchez; Gerardo Gold-Bouchot, 2008
  29. State of Thalassia testudinum Banks ex König meadows in the Veracruz Reef System, Veracruz, México, Jorge Terrados; Pedro Ramírez-García; Óscar Hernández-Martínez; Karla Pedraza; Agustín Quiroz, 2008
  30. BIOMASS AND DENSITY OF THALASSIA TESTUDINUM BEDS IN MOCHIMA BAY, VENEZUELA. / Biomasa y densidad de praderas de Thalassia testudinum en la Bahía de Mochima, Venezuela, Oscar DÍAZ-DÍAZ and Ildefonso LIÑERO-ARANA, 2007
  31. Effects of heavy rainfall on Thalassia testudinum beds, Iliana Chollett; David Bone; Daisy Pérez, 2007
  32. Photosynthetic rapid light curves (RLC) of Thalassia testudinum exhibit diurnal variation, E.F. Belshe; M.J. Durako; J.E. Blum, 2007
  33. Lucinid Clam Influence on the Biogeochemistry of the Seagrass Thalassia testudinum Sediments, Laura K. Reynolds, Peter Berg and Joseph C. Zieman, 2007
  34. Spectral reflectance of the seagrasses: Thalassia testudinum , Halodule wrightii , Syringodium filiforme and five marine algae, Thorhaug, A.; Richardson, A. D.; Berlyn, G. P. , 2007
  35. Leaf Photoacclimatory Responses of the Tropical Seagrass Thalassia testudinum under Mesocosm Conditions: A Mechanistic Scaling-Up Study, Napo M. Cayabyab and Susana Enríquez, 2007
  36. Epiphyte communities on Thalassia testudinum from Grand Cayman, British West Indies: Their composition, structure, and contribution to lagoonal sediments, Hilary Corlett; Brian Jones, 2007
  37. Thalassia testudinum response to the interactive stressors hypersalinity, sulfide and hypoxia, Marguerite S. Koch; Stephanie A. Schopmeyer; Marianne Holmer; Chris J. Madden; Claus Kyhn-Hansen, 2007
  38. Simulated green turtle grazing affects nutrient composition of the seagrassThalassia testudinum, Kathleen L. Moran; Karen A. Bjorndal, 2007
  39. Thalassia testudinum seedling responses to changes in salinity and nitrogen levels, Amanda E. Kahn; Michael J. Durako, 2006
  40. Spectral reflectance of Thalassia testudinum (Hydrocharitaceae) seagrass: low salinity effects, Thorhaug, A.; Richardson, A. D.; Berlyn, G. P. , 2006
  41. Spectral Reflectance of Thalassia testudinum (Hydrocharitaceae) Seagrass: Low Salinity Effects, Anitra Thorhaug, Andrew D. Richardson and Graeme P. Berlyn, 2006
  42. Effects of drift macroalgae and light attenuation on chlorophyll fluorescence and sediment sulfides in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum, Morgane Lamote; Kenneth H. Dunton, 2006
  43. Part 1 || Thalassia testudinum Phosphate Uptake Kinetics at Low In situ Concentrations Using a33P Radioisotope Technique, Ole I. Nielsen, Marguerite S. Koch, Henning S. Jensen and Christopher J. Madden, 2006
  44. Light regulation of benthic sulfate reduction rates mediated by seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) metabolism, Maria Li. Calleja; Cristina Barrón; Jason A. Hale; Thomas K. Frazer; Carlos M. Duarte, 2006
  45. Genetic structure of two Thalassia testudinum populations from the south Texas Gulf coast, Patrick Larkin; Elizabeth Quevedo; Stephanie Salinas; Joyce Parker; Krista Storey; Beau Hardegree, 2006
  46. Part B || Light Regulation of Benthic Sulfate Reduction Rates Mediated by Seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) Metabolism, Maria Ll. Calleja, Cristina Barrón, Jason A. Hale, Thomas K. Frazer and Carlos M. Duarte, 2006
  47. Form-Function Analysis of the Effect of Canopy Morphology on Leaf Self-Shading in the Seagrass Thalassia testudinum, Susana Enríquez and Norma I. Pantoja-Reyes, 2005
  48. Leaf production and shoot dynamics of Thalassia testudinum by a direct census method, Beatriz Martínez-Daranas; Pedro M. Alcolado; Carlos M. Duarte, 2005
  49. Effect of nutrient availability, grazer assemblage and seagrass source population on the interaction between Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) and its algal epiphytes, Cynthia G. Hays, 2005
  50. The Potential Role of Plant Oxygen and Sulphide Dynamics in Die-off Events of the Tropical Seagrass, Thalassia testudinum, J. Borum, O. Pedersen, T. M. Greve, T. A. Frankovich, J. C. Zieman, J. W. Fourqurean and C. J. Madden, 2005

External links

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Von James St. John - Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) (South Pigeon Creek estuary, San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39952811
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Von James St. John - Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) (South Pigeon Creek estuary, San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 3, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39952812
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Von James St. John - Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) (South Pigeon Creek estuary, San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 3, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39952812
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