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Algae - Good and Bad

Coralline Algae --click here for full size picture Cyano Bacteria --click here for full size picture Caulerpa racemosa --click here for full size picture Cheatomorpha --click here for full size picture Turn off your Pop-Up Stopper and click any image to see more information Valonia --click here for full size picture Bryopsis --click here for full size picture Caulerpa nummularia --click here for full size picture Feather Caulerpa --click here for full size picture Lobophora --click here for full size picture Neomeris annulata --click here for full size picture Dictyota --click here for full size picture Maiden's Hair Algae --click here for full size picture Padina --click here for full size picture Red Coralline --click here for full size picture Red Algae --click here for full size picture Sargassum --click here for full size picture Halymenia sp. --click here for full size picture

 

Known Predators or potential predators

Urchins - may eat Green Hair Algae, such as the Tuxedo or Diadema urchins. They'll also chew on mangroves, apparently.

Lettuce Nudibranchs - eat bryopsis.

Tangs - eat algae, including macro algae. Naso tangs eat Valonia.

Foxface - eat algae, including GHA & Bryopsis.

Red Footed Snails - may eat Cyano bacteria.

Mangroves - Terrestrial Plant

Mangrove Plant --click here for full size picture

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