Appendix I. List of algal species found in the study and their assigned form functional group
List of algal species by season of Pickles reef (field and laboratory observations) S=101
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Red
Amphiroa
brasiliana**
Amphiroa
fragilissima
Amphiroa
rigida
Amphiroa
sp.**
Amphiroa
tribulus
Apoglossum
rustifolium**
Asparagopsis
taxiformis
(falkenbergia)
Ceramium
clavulatum**
Ceramium
curniculatum*
*
Ceramium
flaccidum**
Ceramiun
cimbricum**
Ceramiun
nitens**
Champia
parvula**
Champia
sp.**
Chodria sp.
1**
Chodria sp. 2
(aff.
Polyrhisa)
Chondria sp.
3 (aff.
Leptocremon)
Chrysymenia
ventricosa**
Gelidiella
acerosa**
Gelidiella
sanctarum**
FFG
Fall
Winter
Spring
3.5
0
1
1
3.5
0
0
1
1
Brown
Dictyota
1 cervicornis
Dictyota
2 menstrualis
Dictyota
3 pulchella
3.5
0
1
1
0
0
4 Dictyota sp.
3.5
1
1
1
1
1
1
5 Ectocarpus sp.
2
0
1
0
3
0
0
1
6 Fermania sp.
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
7 Sargassum sp.
5
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
8 Sphacelaria sp.
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
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2
1
0
1
3.5
0
0
1
2
0
0
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0
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5
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
3
7
7
2
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
6
0
1
1
4
0
0
1
Acetabularia
1 myriospora
Acetabularia
2 pusilla
6
1
1
1
4
0
1
0
Acetabularia
3 sp.**
6
0
0
1
4
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
4
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
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1
0
0
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1
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1
FFG
Fall
Winter
Spring
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0
0
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6
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1
1
6
1
1
6
1
6
Sphacelaria
tribuloides
Stypopodium
zonale
Turbinaria
turbinata
Total number
of species
Green
Bryobesia
4 johanne
Chaetomorpha
5 sp.
Cladophora
6 albida
Cladophora
7 catenata**
21 Gelidiella sp.
Gelidiopsis
22 intricata**
Gelidiopsis
23 planicaulis
Gelidiopsis
24 sp.
4
0
1
0
4
0
0
1
4
0
1
0
4
0
1
0
4
1
0
0
4
0
1
0
4
0
1
0
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0
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2
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1
2
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0
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2
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1
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0
0
1
35 Hypnea sp.**
Hypnea
36 spinella
Hypnea
37 valentiae**
Jania
38 adhaerens
Jania
39 capillacea
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1
0
4
1
1
1
4
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1
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1
1
40 Jania sp.**
Laurencia
41 cervicornis
Laurencia
42 intricata**
Laurencia
43 poiteaui**
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4
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1
1
4
0
0
1
4
0
0
1
Gelidium
americanum*
25 *
Gelidium
26 sp.**
Gracilariopsis
lemaneiformes
27 **
Griffithsia
28 globulifera**
Griffithsia
29 sp.**
Herposiphoni
30 a secunda
Herposiphoni
31 a sp.**
Heterosiphoni
32 a gibbesi
Heterosiphoni
33 a sp.**
Hildenbrandia
34 rubra**
Cladophora
8 laetevirens
Cladophora
9 prolifera
1
0 Cladophora sp.
1 Derbesia
1 marina
Derbesia
osterhoutii
1 (Halisysis
2 stage)
1
3 Derbesia sp.**
1 Dictyosphaeria
4 cavernosa
Enteromorpha
1 chaetomorphoi
5 des**
1 Enteromorpha
6 prolifera**
1 Enteromorpha
7 sp.
1 Halimeda
8 opuntia *
1 Halimeda tuna
9 *
2
0 Neomeris sp.*
2 Neomeris
1 annulata**
2 Penicillus
2 capitatus *
2 Ulva
3 flexuosa**
2
4 Ulva sp.**
2 Valonia
5 macrophysa
2 Ventricaria
6 ventricosa
Total number of
species
2
0
1
0
2
0
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1
2
1
0
0
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N/A
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Blue-green algae
1 Lynbya sp. **
Symploca sp.
2 **
Laurencia sp.
44 1
Laurencia sp.
45 2
Laurencia sp.
46 3**
Meristiella
47 schrammii**
Neosiphonia
48 howei
Plenosporium
50 flexuosum**
Polysiphonia
51 atlantica
Polysiphonia
52 scopulorum**
Polysiphonia
53 sp. 2
Polysiphonia
54 sp. 3
Polysiphonia
55 sp.1
Pterocladiella
56 capillacea**
Rhodimenia
pseudopalmat
57 a**
Spyridia
58 clavata *
Wurdemannia
59 miniata**
Crustose
Coraline
60 Algae
Total number of
species
4
1
1
1
4
0
1
0
4
0
0
1
4
0
0
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0
2
0
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0
2
0
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2
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0
0
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2
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0
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0
1
Calothrix sp.
3 **
Rivularia sp.
4 **
Total number of
species
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N/A
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
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FFG-Steneck and Dethier form-functional groups
(1994)
1- Microalgae
2- Filamentous algae
3- Foliose algae
3.5- Corticated foliose
4- Corticated macrophytes
5- Leathery macrophytes
6- Articulates calcareous algae
7- Crustose algae
* Species not recluted on tiles n = 5
** Species identified only on tiles n = 46
Bold species name were present in all seasons
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