Green Algae
Brilliant white when bleached in sun.
What is cactus algae?
Turns dark brown on beach.
What is pelagic sargassum?
Have bitter chemicals that discourage grazing by fish
What is iridescent-banded algae?
Where branching coralline algae grows
What is shallow seagrass beds?
Pale yellow rhizomes with green branches
What are characteristics of grape caulerpa?
Phaeophyceae
What class does green algae fall under?
Sugar and protein
What do red grapes contain?
Pebbles, snails, rope, and sea turtles
What are things it can attach on?
Encrusting algae
What is Salior’s eye covered in?
Sargassaceae
What family are brown algae in?
Habitat for hundreds of species of animals
What does the sargassum provide?
Photosynthetic pigment
What allows the sea weed to live at deeper depths?
Nearshore reef out to 50ft
Where do Green fleece grow?
Holdfast
How does it attach to rocks?
Pulverized cactus algae
What are the beaches in the Keys made of?
Pale lavender color
What is Branching coralline algae?
Shallow sea grass beds
Where do cactus algae live?
Gulf and Atlantic currents
Where does the Pelagic sargassum drift?
Thousands of years ago
How olds the pulverized cactus algae in the keys?
Source of beach sand
What is rushed skeletons of algae and branching coralline?