Seaweeds and Seagrasses
Cattle Point - San Juan Island
World wide there are 7000 estimated seaweeds, 4000 microalgae and 50 seagrasses. Here in the Pacific Northwest we have an estimated 700 of these species making our area one of the richest in seaweed biodiversity in the world. (Harbo, 1999)
Sites visited:
Fox Island - South Puget Sound
Trip aboard the Centennial - San Juan Island
Argyle Lagoon - San Juan Island
Cattle Point - San Juan Island
Photo by Holly: Typical rocky shore of Cattle Point.
Photo by Bonnie: Finding critters in the tide pools.
Photo by Bonnie: A lesson on tide hight measurments Species list for algae found Cattle Point - San Juan Island Greens: Ulva Reds: Branched and encrusting coralline algae, Gracileria, Porphyra, Endocladia, Halosaccion, Odonthalia Browns: Fucus, Sargassum, Leathesia, Cymathere, Egregia Grasses: Pyllospadix |
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