Brown algal meadows dominated by Padina profunda

Fig. 6. Brown algal meadows are dominated by Padina profunda at about 55 m (165 ft) on McGrail Bank. Also shown are the spongy green alga Codium isthmocladum (right), the lacelike green alga Anadyomene lacerata (center) with the red grapelike Botryocladia pyriformis below, and the iridescent red alga Acrosorium sp. (bottom center). Image courtesy of FGBNMS/UNCW-NURC.

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