vallisneria americana
Tapegrass
A long, ribbon-like plant that grows underwater. It sways with the current and gives shelter to fish and small creatures.
Biomes This Species Lives In
Follow this species across the habitats where it currently appears in the miniBIOTA biosphere.
Ghost Shrimp Enter the Freshwater Lake Trial
Daphnia Need Shelter Before They Can Control Algae
Lake Algae Marks a Nutrient Transition
Unidentified Flies Arrive with the Tapegrass
Lake Plant Swap Reopens Nutrient Flow
Tapegrass Becomes the Target Lake Plant
Ecological Web
Documented food-web, habitat, competition, nutrient, behavior, and risk relationships for this species.
Relationship Layer
Habitat And Shelter
Tapegrass
Aquatic photosynthetic producer
Provides habitat for
Observed
Current
Bladder snail
Detritus and biofilm recycler
Tapegrass is represented as submerged plant structure used by small snails and other organisms in the Freshwater Lake.
Source-subject rows for observations 141, 142, 124, and 171 document snails and other small organisms using Tapegrass as plant structure in the Freshwater Lake.