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Halophila hawaiiana Seagrass Bed Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Halophila hawaiiana Seagrass Bed Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This group occurs in warm tropical waters in the Hawaiian Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It is known from O`ahu, Maui, Moloka`i, and Kaua`i. This submerged marine vegetation is dominated by <i>Halophila hawaiiana</i>, an Hawaiian endemic. <i>Halophila hawaiiana</i> meadows support a rich community of associated organisms in sediments and as epiphytes on the leaf blades, providing food and shelter for more mobile organisms such as fish and crustaceans. <i>Halophila hawaiiana</i> supports a rich community of species ranging from tiny sea snail to Hawaiian green turtle. The seagrass beds form patches in relatively shallow water with subtidal depths of 0.5-4 m in sandy areas surrounding reefs, in bays or fishponds.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40385-{0B597976-5FA3-4D75-A7FE-B5845A67D00E} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 27-May-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Polynesian-Eastern Melanesian Saltwater Vegetation Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.955880 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G821   Scientific: Halophila hawaiiana Seagrass Bed Group