Green Algae
How tall do Grape Caulerpa get in inches?
6
Where do they live?
All live attached to hardbottom in shallow water.
What is the color of Graceful redweed?
It's greenish to bright red
What invaded the Mediterranean Sea?
A toxic, of Caulerpa
Where do Caulerpa species grow?
on reefs and seagrass pastures
Where does Pelagic sargassum drift?
gulf and Atlantic currents
are red algae related to brown algae?
no
Which type of algae are farmed as seafood?
red algae
What looks like a thin broccoli floret?
Shaving brush algae
How tall does Pandina get?
6 inches
how big can red grapes get?
12 inches
What does red algae have that can absorb blue light?
photosynthetic pigment
What family is all green algae in?
Codiaceae
What class are they in?
Phaeophyceae
describe thicket algae
reddish, flat, even forked branches rooted at a single holdfast
what is made of pulverized cactus algae
white beaches
What does a Common Caulerpa?
slightly twisted, dark green straps with slender stalks attached to rhizomes.
difference between sargassum fruit and and sargassum nathan's?
sargassum fruit and has smooth bladders, sargassum natans have spur-tipped bladders.
What pointy object does Hypnea cervicornis?
branchlets
what are sources of beach sand?
crushed skeletons of thicket algae and branching coralline algae