''Thalassia hemprichii'', called Pacific turtlegrass, is a widespread species of

seagrass Seagrasses are the only flowering plants which grow in marine environments. There are about 60 species of fully marine seagrasses which belong to four families (Posidoniaceae, Zosteraceae, Hydrocharitaceae and Cymodoceaceae), all in the orde ...

in the genus '' Thalassia'', native to the shores of the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the western Pacific Ocean. Its growth rate increases with CO₂ enrichment, and it can tolerate lowered light conditions caused by algal blooms, allowing for it to respond positively to

ocean acidification Ocean acidification is the reduction in the pH value of the Earth’s ocean. Between 1751 and 2021, the average pH value of the ocean surface has decreased from approximately 8.25 to 8.14. The root cause of ocean acidification is carbon dioxid ...

and other disturbances.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7179196 Hydrocharitaceae Seagrass Plants described in 1871