 Sea grass, provides homes for animals like lobsters and conch.  Marine algae are tiny plants, many of them microscopic in size  Mangroves make up the third type of plant growing in reefs.

 Sea Surchins  Sponges  Sea Stars  Worms  Fish  Sharks  Rays  Lobsters  Shrimp  Octopus  Snails  Turtles

 Coral reefs around Barbados protect the beaches from erosion and wave action.  The island of Barbados was once a coral reef.  There at least 34 named coral reef sites around Barbados.  Coral reefs around Barbados protect the beaches from erosion and wave action.  The island of Barbados was once a coral reef.  There at least 34 named coral reef sites around Barbados.

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