Seaweeds and Seagrasses
Sokal Point - Olympic Peninsula
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
Salt Creek - Olympic Peninsula
Sokal Point - Olympic Peninsula
Photos By Bonnie: Looking south at the rocky shore line
Looking north
Exploring the rocky shores of Sokal Point Species list for algae found at Sokal Point - Olympic Peninsula Reds: Mazzaella, Endocladia, Chrondracanthus, encrusting and branching corallines, Halosaccion glandiforme, Endocladia, Neorhodomela larix, Smithora naiadum Browns: Fucus gardneri, Nereocystis, Saccharina sessile, Egregia menziesii, Alaria marginata, Laminaria stechellii, Macrocystis intgrifolia, Pelvetiopsis limitata, Leathesia difformis Grasses: Phyllospadix
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