MARINE PLANTS and ALGAE
Various studies have shown that seaweeds have developed a variety of strategies to minimize the damages inflicted by herbivores like sea urchins and other grazers. These methods includ chemical and structural/morphologic defenses, or occurrence in association with other unpalatable organisms.
Bristle Ball Brush
Blistered Saucer Leaf
Feather Alga
Mermaid's Fan
(14 photos)
Saucer Leaf
Sea Pearl
(13 photos)
Green Grape Alga
( photos)
Large Leaf Watercress
(photos)
White Scroll Alga
(photos)
Tubular Thicket Algae
Y Branched Algae
Pink Segmented
(photos)
Three Finger Leaf
( photos)
Jointed-Stalk Alga
(photos)
Flat-Top Bristle Brush
Pink Crustose Coralline Alga
(9 photos)
Manatee Grass
Bubble Weed
Sargassum Algae
Watercress
Reef Cement
Green Chaetomorpha Alga
Other Coralline Algae
(7 photos)
Fuzz-Ball Algae-Blue
Fuzzy Tip Alga
Mermaid's Teacup
Asparagopsis
Turtle Grass
Elongated Sea Pearls
(12 photos)
Lavender Crust Algae
Hanging Vine
Sea Lettuce Alga
Encrusting Fan Leaf Alga
Unknown
Burgundy Crust Alga
(4 photos)
Dead man's Fingers
(3 photos)
Bryopsis Plumosa Hen Pen
Mermaid's Wine Glass Alga
Creeping Bubble Alga
Spiny Seaweed
(5 photos)
Green Cactus Alga
Bacteria, lichens, fungi
(25 photos)
Mid-Rib Sea Grass
INVASIVE
(0 Photos)