manatee grass (Angiosperm)manatee grass (Angiosperm)

turtle grass (Angiosperm)turtle grass (Angiosperm)

turtle grassturtle grass

Shoal grass Shoal grass

Shoal grass (Angiosperm)Shoal grass (Angiosperm)

surf grass (Angiosperm)surf grass (Angiosperm)

mat of hair-like strands of mat of hair-like strands of blue green algaeblue green algae

hair-like strands of Cyanophytahair-like strands of Cyanophyta

Pencillus (shaving brush)Pencillus (shaving brush)

PencillusPencillus (shaving brush) (shaving brush) ChlorophytaChlorophyta

Penicillus (chlorophyta)Penicillus (chlorophyta)

AcetabulariaAcetabularia (mermaid’s wine glass (mermaid’s wine glass))ChlorophytaChlorophyta

Mermaid’s wine glass ( Acetabularia )Mermaid’s wine glass ( Acetabularia )

Halimedea (Chlorophyta)Halimedea (Chlorophyta)

Halimedea (Chlorophyta)Halimedea (Chlorophyta)

HalimedaHalimeda (Chlorophyta) (Chlorophyta)

Caulerpa (Chlorophyta)Caulerpa (Chlorophyta)

CaulerpaCaulerpa (feather algae) (feather algae)ChlorophytaChlorophyta

Udotea (Chlorophyta)Udotea (Chlorophyta)

Ulva (sea lettuce)Ulva (sea lettuce)

Ulva (sea lettuce) ChlorophytaUlva (sea lettuce) Chlorophyta

Codium (green algae)Codium (green algae)

Fucus (Phaeophyta)Fucus (Phaeophyta)

““tar spot algae” Phaeophytatar spot algae” Phaeophyta

kelp fronds and stipe (brown algae)kelp fronds and stipe (brown algae)

float,stipe and fronds of float,stipe and fronds of PhaeophytaPhaeophyta

hollow float of Phaeophytahollow float of Phaeophyta

warm water Fucuswarm water Fucus( Phaeophyta )( Phaeophyta )

planktonic Sargassum planktonic Sargassum ( Phaeophyta )( Phaeophyta )

giant kelpgiant kelp

Kelp forestKelp forest

Kelp forest blocks lightKelp forest blocks light

KELP FORESTKELP FOREST

kelp bed on the surfacekelp bed on the surface

Padina (warm water Phaeophyta)Padina (warm water Phaeophyta)

Giant kelp fronds and floatsGiant kelp fronds and floats(Phaeophyta)(Phaeophyta)

float and stipe of kelp (Phaeophyta)float and stipe of kelp (Phaeophyta)

Sargassum fronds and floatsSargassum fronds and floats(Phaeophyta)(Phaeophyta)

bull kelp stipe, float and frondsbull kelp stipe, float and fronds( Phaeophyta )( Phaeophyta )

Giant kelp (near the surface)Giant kelp (near the surface)(Phaeophyta)(Phaeophyta)

SargassumSargassum (warm water Phaeophyta) (warm water Phaeophyta)

Giant kelp fronds, floats and stipesGiant kelp fronds, floats and stipes(Phaeophyta)(Phaeophyta)

Padina (Phaeophyta)Padina (Phaeophyta)

Goniolithon (Rhodophyta)Goniolithon (Rhodophyta)

encrusting coraline algae encrusting coraline algae (Rhodophyta)(Rhodophyta)

holdfast and stipe of kelpholdfast and stipe of kelp

Kelp float and frondsKelp float and fronds

sea palms (Phaeophyta)sea palms (Phaeophyta)

sea palms (brown algae)sea palms (brown algae)

holdfasts, stipes, and frondsholdfasts, stipes, and frondsof Phaeophyta in the littoral zoneof Phaeophyta in the littoral zone

Fucus (Phaeophyta)Fucus (Phaeophyta)

floats of boa kelp (phaeophyta)floats of boa kelp (phaeophyta)

Rhodophyta (Mediterranean Sea)Rhodophyta (Mediterranean Sea)

small, warm water Rhodophyta small, warm water Rhodophyta

Diatom (Chrysophyta) golden algaeDiatom (Chrysophyta) golden algae

Coccolithophore (Chrysophyta)Coccolithophore (Chrysophyta)

Coccolithophore Coccolithophore (Umbellosphaera irregularis)(Umbellosphaera irregularis)

Coccolithophore (Coccolithophore (UmbellosphaeraUmbellosphaera teniustenius))

Coccolithophore (Chrysophyta)Coccolithophore (Chrysophyta)

Light blue coccolithophoresLight blue coccolithophores

diatom (Chrysophyta) “golden algae”diatom (Chrysophyta) “golden algae”

diatom ( Chrysophyta)diatom ( Chrysophyta)

diatoms (golden algae) diatoms (golden algae) ChrysophytaChrysophyta

diatomsdiatoms

diatomdiatom

diatomdiatom

diatomsdiatoms

diatomdiatom

diatomdiatom

diatomdiatom

dinoflagellatesdinoflagellates

dinoflagellatedinoflagellate

dinoflagellates (Pyrrophyta)dinoflagellates (Pyrrophyta)

bioluminescence of dinoflagellatesbioluminescence of dinoflagellates

kelp and fucus (Phaeophyta)kelp and fucus (Phaeophyta)

dinoflagellatedinoflagellate

dinoflagellatedinoflagellate

dinoflagellatedinoflagellate

Dinoflagellate showing flagellaDinoflagellate showing flagella

red tide fish kill red tide fish kill ( Florida 1996 )( Florida 1996 )