IMPORTANT: ARTIFICIAL REPLICA
This product is a commercial-grade synthetic reproduction of Thalassia testudinum designed for aquarium, exhibit, zoological, museum, themed-environment, and habitat-display applications. It is not live, harvested, dried, or preserved seagrass.
Scientific Name Replicated: Thalassia testudinum
Common Name: Turtlegrass
Number of Artificial Blades/Leaves: Available with 8 or 10 blades
Blade/Leaf Width: 0.39" (10 mm)
About the Natural Species Being Replicated
Thalassia testudinum, commonly known as Turtlegrass, is a marine seagrass found in calm, shallow coastal waters throughout the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, extending north along the Florida coast.
In nature, Turtlegrass is a perennial seagrass that grows from an underground rhizome beneath the substrate. Its upright, linear leaf blades grow in clusters and have characteristically rounded tips.
Turtlegrass can form extensive underwater meadows that provide important habitat and structure within shallow marine ecosystems.
About the Pangea America Replica
The Pangea America Thalassia testudinum product is an artificial, synthetic habitat replica designed to recreate the upright blades and natural appearance of Turtlegrass.
Available in 8- or 10-blade configurations, the artificial grass provides realistic vegetation and habitat structure for aquariums, zoological exhibits, museums, themed environments, and other aquatic displays without the requirements associated with living or preserved seagrass.
Please Note: Scientific names, common names, distribution information, natural-history descriptions, and biological characteristics on this page describe the natural species being replicated. They do not indicate that the product itself is natural or biological material.