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Pulley Ridge Photo Galleries: Research Methods Stony Corals Octocorals Coralline Algae Algae Fish Project Contact: Robert B. Halley

Algae of Pulley Ridge In addition to coralline algae, other abundant macro algae include Halimeda tuna, Lobophora variegata, Ventricaria ventricosa, Verdigellas peltata, Dictyota sp., Kallymenia sp., and particularly striking fields of Andaymonene menzeii. The latter algae covers many hectares at densities of tens of individuals per square meter, constructing regions that appear like lettuce fields growing in the dusk at this depth on the sea floor. Anadyomene menziesii Ventricaria ventricosa Dictyota sp. Peyssonnelia sp. Lobophora variegata overgrowing Agaicia sp. (coral) Halimeda discoidea Kallymenia sp. Verdigellas peltata Dictyota sp.

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