This may make H. wrightii from Christmas Bay genetically representative of the H. wrightii that lived in Galveston Bay. However, transplanting seagrass from Christmas Bay would be labor intensive because it is only accessible by boat. If H. wrightii populations were genetically similar, then the Flour Bluff cooling pond in Corpus Christi would be an ideal donor site because it would share the same genotypes as Christmas Bay and have easy access. Even though Corpus Christi has a high degree of genetic diversity, it may not be the optimal population to use as a donor site. Gene flow from transplanted Corpus Christi plants could destroy adaptive gene complexes in nearby Christmas Bay.
Arrow points to an example of a polymorphism.
All individuals appear to have unique genotypes.