Halodule uninervis

(Forssk) Ascherson, 1882

Narrow Seagrass, Needle Seagrass

Range: Tropical and subtropical waters along the southern Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States.

Natural Environment: Inhabits soft sand and mud substrates in coastal and estuarine areas of the tropics and subtropics where it can be found as deep as 100 feet (30 m).

Aquarium Suitability: Requires a deep organic-rich sand bed and bright light and slow water movement, and is one of the better seagrasses for seagrass-type environments.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Alismatales

Family: Cymodoceaceae

Genus: Halodule