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Definition of Thalassia testudinum

Thalassia testudinum
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian. Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises are also called turtles. 2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press. Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator, Box, etc. green turtle (Zo["o]l.), a marine turtle of the genus Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup. Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which (Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more; the other (C. virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle grass. Turtle cowrie (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome cowrie (Cypr[ae]a testudinaria); the turtle-shell; so called because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form. Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant (Thalassia testudinum) with grasslike leaves, common about the West Indies. Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.

Meaning of Thalassia testudinum from wikipedia

- Thal****ia testudinum, commonly known as turtlegr****, is a species of marine seagr****. It forms meadows in shallow sandy or muddy locations in the Caribbean...
- Indo-Pacific) Thal****ia testudinum (Banks ex K.D.König) - Caribbean Turtlegr**** (Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Bermuda) "Genus: Thal****ia Banks ex K...
- drift, this has been shown to be false for at least one species, Thal****ia testudinum, which carries out a mixed biotic-abiotic strategy. Crustaceans (such...
- N-limitation. P availability in Thal****ia testudinum is the limiting nutrient. The nutrient distribution in Thal****ia testudinum ranges from 29.4 to 43.3% C...
- located at the Gerace Research Centre, but no longer stands. Seagr**** (Thal****ia testudinum) bed with several echinoids (Tripneustes ventricosus), Grahams Harbor...
- found at depths down to about 5 m (16 ft), typically in meadows of Thal****ia testudinum and Syringodium filiforme, in lagoons and on reef flats with little...
- Dictyota cervicornis Stypopodium zonale Sea gr****es turtlegr**** Thal****ia testudinum manatee gr**** Syringodium filiforme Echinoderms donkey dung sea cu****ber...
- gr**** near the Horseshoe back reef. The main species of seagr**** are Thal****ia testudinum and Syringodium, with small colonies of loggerhead sponges (Spheciospongia...
- of lagoons provide areas of growth for sea gr****es. Turtle gr**** (Thal****ia testudinum) is common in the Caribbean as is manatee gr**** (Syringodium filiforme)...
- the Gulf of Mexico. Juveniles are found in beds of turtle gr**** (Thal****ia testudinum). The Scarus Coeruleus fish greatly depend on coral reef systems...