After Halimeda, Lobophora, a brown alga (Phylum Ochrophyta), is the most abundant seaweed on Cuban mesophotic reefs. Once thought to be only one species (L. variegata) in the Caribbean, recent research has revealed multiple species, which we will distinguish following analysis of the samples we are taking.
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After Halimeda, Lobophora, a brown alga (Phylum Ochrophyta), is the most abundant seaweed on Cuban mesophotic reefs. Once thought to be only one species (L. variegata) in the Caribbean, recent research has revealed multiple species, which we will distinguish following analysis of the samples we are taking.

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