Seaweeds & invertebrates of the NE Gulf of Mexico, Pt. 1

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The hard banks of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico in the vicinity of the Florida Middleground, FLorida, at depths of 45-95 m harbor diversity-rich communities of marine macroalgae (seaweeds), macrocrustaceans, and other invertebrates.

The seaweeds are highlighted in this clip and include representatives of the red, green and brown macroalgae.

During transit from Louisiana to Florida, collections were also made on rubble and red algal nodules (rhodoliths) offshore Louisiana.

This dredging expedition on board the R/V Pelican (LUMCON) took place May 28-June 10, 2006.


This expedition was sponsored by National Science Foundation Biodiversity Surveys and Inventories grant DEB-0315995 (Suzanne Fredericq & Darryl Felder, PIs, University of Louisiana at Lafayette).

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• Mexico
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• hard
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• Florida
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• seaweeds
• crustaceans
• molluscs
• crabs
• sponges
• algae
• rhodoliths
• marine
• benthos
• rhodolith
• offshore
• phycology