Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Y Branched Algae - Dictyota sp.

Y Branched Algae

Encrusting Fan-Leaf Alga - Lobophora variegata

Encrusting Fan-Leaf Alga

Leafy Rolled-Blade Alga - Padina boergesenii

Leafy Rolled-Blade Alga

White Scroll Alga - Padina sanctae-crucis

White Scroll Alga

Sargassum Seaweed - Sargassum fluitans

Sargassum Seaweed

White-Vein Sargassum - Sargassum hystrix

White-Vein Sargassum

Green Grape Alga - Caulerpa racemosa

Green Grape Alga

Saw-Blade Alga - Caulerpa serrulata

Large-Leaf Hanging Vine - Halimeda copiosa

Large-Leaf Hanging Vine

Flat-Top Bristle Brush - Penicillus pyriformis

Flat-Top Bristle Brush

Pinecone Alga - Rhipocephalus phoenix

Mermaid's Fan - Udotea sp.

Green Bubble Weed - Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

Green Bubble Weed

Sea Pearl - Valonia ventricosa

Green Mermaid's Wine Glass - Acetabularia caliculus

Green Mermaid's Wine Glass

White Mermaid's Wine Glass - Acetabularia crenulata

White Mermaid's Wine Glass

Pink Bush Alga - Wrangelia penicillata

Crustose Coralline Algae -

Crustose Coralline Algae

Tubular Thicket Algae - Galaxaura sp.

Tubular Thicket Algae

Burgundy Crust Algae - Peyssonnelia sp.

Burgundy Crust Algae

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