sea-grass

Halodule wrightii Asch.

Halodule wrightii is a sea-grass species in the Cymodoceaceae family. It is native to seacoasts in warmer oceans and is commonly known as shoal grass or shoalweed.

Description

Halodule wrightii, described in 1868, is a sea-grass found in coastal regions across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It belongs to the genus Halodule and is distributed in areas such as Brazil, Florida, the Bahamas, and the Gulf of Guinea. This species is adapted to marine environments and plays a role in coastal ecosystems.

Other common names

sea-grassShoalgrassSpecies code: Hwshoal-grassshoalweed

Distribution

BR · La Guajira, Magdalena · Global · Alabama · Angola · Bahamas · Belize · Brazil Northeast · Brazil Southeast · Cayman Is. · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Florida · Gabon · Guatemala · Gulf of Guinea Is. · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Louisiana · Mauritania · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Northwest · Mexico Southeast · Mississippi · Netherlands Antilles