Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Coralline Algae

Coralline algae are red algae. They belong to the Family Corallinaceae. Coralline algae is typically pink, but can be a shade of red. They can also be purple, yellow, blue, white, or gray-green. Coralline algae is very important for the ecology of the coral reef. Many organisms, such as sea urchins, parrot fish, limpets, and chitons molluscs feed on the coralline algae. They had addapted very well in the coral reef. Even though being eaten is not a great perk in life, they help the hole enviroment survive. What does the coralline algae look like to you?

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2 comments:

  1. DesertsMay 12, 2009 at 11:31 AM

    To me, the algea look like many different colored rocks. They don't look like the green algae in lakes and ponds surface.

    P.S. You spelled adapted, and enviornment wrong. also, you used the wrong "hole". It's whole, not hole

    -Joo Sang- 4/5

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  2. Nicho and SeanMay 13, 2009 at 8:03 AM

    It looks like a really wierd fish

    sean 4/5

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