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Seeds begin to develop in about 2–4 weeks if fertilization occurred. [7] Female turtle grass fruits develop into green capsule about 20–25 mm in diameter and can include 1-6 small seeds. [ 17 ] [ 13 ] After about 8 weeks of growth, the fruit undergoes dehiscence (botany) , which releases neutrally buoyant seeds into the water column.
Seagrass is a marine angiosperm that possesses conductive tissue, shoot systems, rhizomes and flowers. [14] It has flat leaves up to 20 cm long, dark reddish-brown, with a few teeth on the margins. The fruits are spherical to egg-shaped, about 2 mm across. [10] [4] [15]
Few species were originally considered to feed directly on seagrass leaves (partly because of their low nutritional content), but scientific reviews and improved working methods have shown that seagrass herbivory is an important link in the food chain, feeding hundreds of species, including green turtles, dugongs, manatees, fish, geese, swans ...
In the seagrass beds, the turtles feed on the seagrass by trimming only the top and leaving the roots of the plant. Through their feeding technique, the turtles help to improve the health and growth of the seagrass beds. The healthy seagrass beds that the turtles provide give habitat and feeding grounds for many species of fish and crustaceans.
Bengal eyed terrapin, Burmese eyed turtle or Burmese peacock turtle, Morenia ocellata, a testudine in the family Geoemydidae found in Burma and possibly Yunnan, China. Diamondback terrapin or just "terrapin", Malaclemys terrapin , a testudine of the family Emydidae, native to North America and Bermuda.
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Posidonia oceanica, commonly known as Neptune grass or Mediterranean tapeweed, is a seagrass species that is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. [2] It forms large underwater meadows that are an important part of the ecosystem. The fruit is free floating and known in Italy as "the olive of the sea" (l'oliva di mare [3]).