| Kelp Forest
Plants |
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Kelp forest is dominated by the giant kelp, there are other plants that live
there. Below are pictures and facts about some of these
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Surf grass has an anchoring system that withstands tidal
currents and moderate wave action. Seagrasses are able to reproduce in an
aquatic medium. This adaptation called hydrophilly, which is unique to aquatic
plants, allows the surf grass to perform both surface and completely submerged
pollination! |
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Red
Coralline Algae Bossiella sp - upright, red coralline algae. Calcareous
sections are heart-shaped. |
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Red
Coralline Algae Calliarthron sp. - upright, red coralline algae. Calcareous
sections are either long and thin or flattened. Commonly forms large
turfs. |
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Red
Coralline Algae Corallina sp. - upright, red coralline algae. More highly
branched than Bossiella or Calliarthron. Calcareous sections are thin. Commonly
forms large turfs. |
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Fauchea sp. - small, red foliose algae which is iridescent
blue underwater. |
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Cystoseira osmundacea - brown understory algae. Reprodutive
structures can form a surface canopy in the summer. |
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