unlike seaweed, flowering marine plantsthat live submerged in the marine environment. There are an estimated 50 species of seagrasses worldwide, most of which are fond in the tropids. seagrasses beds grow in shallow waters forming thick beds that provide an important habitat for marine life in temperate and tropical seas. These habitats vary in size and abundance from isolated patches to a continuous area that grow for miles. In waters with a lot of wave activity, beds tend to be patch. In calmer waters, seagrass beds tend to carpet the seafloor