A field of red algal coralline nodules is covered with the red plate-like alga Peyssonnelia inamoena

Fig. 2. At 66 m depth (200 ft) on McGrail Bank, this field of red algal coralline nodules is covered with the red platelike alga Peyssonnelia inamoena and representatives of the brown algal genus Dictyota. Image courtesy of FGBNMS/UNCW-NURC.

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