{{Short description|Science of ocean plant life}} thumb|371x371px|Marine Botany and Sea-side Objects{{ocean habitat topics}} '''Marine botany''' is the study of plant life in a marine environment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pub |first=Open Access |title=Marine Botany {{!}} Journal of Advanced Research in Botany |url=https://openaccesspub.org/ |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=Open Access Pub |language=en-us}}</ref> It includes the study of marine algae, seagrasses, and other aquatic plants of the ocean, and their distributions and natural environment.
It is a branch of marine biology and botany.
==Marine ecology== Marine ecology and marine botany's area of study includes: * Benthic zone * Coral reefs * Kelp forests * Mangroves * Phytoplankton * Salt marshes * Sea grass * Seaweed
==See also== {{portal|Marine life|Oceans}} * Aquatic plants * Aquatic ecology * "Aquatic Botany" * Phycology * Index: Marine botany * Marine primary production
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Category:Marine botany Category:Biological oceanography Category:Aquatic ecology . Category:Seaweeds Category:Branches of botany Category:Oceanographical terminology