– Producers: Seaweeds and Plants
The Domains of Life
Kingdom Protista – Seaweeds (algae)
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Kingdom Protista – Seaweeds (algae)
Algal (macrophyte) structure
Marine algae in an Oregon Intertidal Zone
Phylum Chlorophyta – Green Algae
Green Algae Chaetomorpha Bryopsis
Green Algae Ulva Enteromorpha
Green Algae Halimeda …a calcareous reef building alga
Phylum Heterokontophyta: Class Phaeophyta – Brown Algae
Brown Algae Leathesia Scytosiphon
Brown Algae Egregia Laminaria
Brown Algae Postelsia
Brown Algae Macrocystis -- Kelp
Brown Algae Macrocystis -- Kelp
Class Rhodophyta – Red Algae
Red Algae Calliarthron Melobesia
Red Algae Corallina Palmaria
Red Algae Microcladia Entocladia
Red Algae Mazzaella Mastocarpus
Algae as a Human Resource
Phycocolloids Algin (brown algae) Carrageenan (red algae)
Phycocolloids Agar (red algae)
Class Rhodophyta – Red Algae Porphyra
Algae products and harvest
Edible Algae Evelyn McConnaughey OIMB
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Phylum Anthophyta Flowering Plants Angiosperms Mangrove flowers Seagrass flower
Seagrass bed
Sea grass bed at lower edge of the intertidal zone
Seagrasses roots and rhizomes
Common Seagrass genera
Seagrass genera in Califronia waters 2 species 3 species
Zostera
Phyllospadix
Seagrasses are flowering plants Reproductive plants flower Fruit with seeds
Salt Marsh Medcalfe Marsh, near Charleston, Oregon
Salt marsh – mudflat system
Salt Marsh plants Salicornia (pickleweed)
Salt Marsh plants Spartina (cordgrass)
Mangrove
Mangrove seedling
Salt Marshes and Mangroves