Seagrass Diversity
There are around 60 species of seagrass, belonging to four different families: Zosteraceae, Cymodoceaceae, Ruppiaceae, and Hydrocharitaceae. Each family comprises various genera, and each genus contains multiple species.
Ecological Importance
Seagrasses grow in shallow waters of tropical and subtropical regions, forming extensive meadows that play crucial ecological roles in coastal ecosystems, including providing habitat, stabilizing sediments, and sequestering carbon.