Posidonia oceanica prairie

Unfortunately I could not catch its green color as it was not a very sunny day but is a typical prairie of Posidonia algae and you can see some Sarpa salpa fishes grazing on it.
Dive site Escull Negre, Tabarca Island, Alicante.

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Christine Young

Lion

This is so cool! Posted 2 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Yes! unfortunately the color does not reflect all its beauty! I hope I can come back in a sunnier day! :-) Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I hope you can go back! Posted 2 years ago
  2. 1. Patomarazul
      
      Lion
      
      I will eventually because I go to Alicante to visit my family so if not there then somewhere nearby I will see a Posidonia prairie again :-) Posted 2 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Nice! Posted 2 years ago

The Poseidonia oceanica

"Posidonia oceanica" is a seagrass species that is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. 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". Balls of fibrous material from its foliage, known as "egagropili", wash up to nearby shorelines.

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Similar species: Water-plantains, Seagrass

Species identified by Patomarazul