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Relatively slow moving, juvenile plane-head filefish Monacanthus hispidus (Monacanthidae) travel along with the algae. They pick off and eat small animals as they move around in the rotating sargassum ball. Adult filefish only grow to be about 11
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A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum

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This shrimp is colored to fit in - probably why they are common members of the seaweed community.
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A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum Slideshow

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Mangrove roots provide an underwater habitat for many marine species.
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Mangroves: Photos of Plants and Animals

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Ocean Primary Production

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Screen shot of "Sea Grapes: A Google Earth Tour" with aerial view of the Earth in Google Earth.
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Sea Grapes: A Google Earth Tour

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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In Hot Water

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scientist Drew-Baker reads a book by her microscope
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Mother of Nori

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An algal bloom, also known as a red tide, has converted the ocean's surf to a red color
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Scientists Work to Predict and Prevent Algae Blooms

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This shrimp is colored to fit in - probably why they are common members of the seaweed community.
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Shrimp hides in the sargassum

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Sargassum forms dense clumps up to the size of a beach ball that slowly rotate as they drift.
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Floating Sargassum Seaweed

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A close-up photo of Killer Algae, Caulerpa taxifolia, a seaweed that has proven to be a successful invasive species.
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Killer Algae (Caulerpa taxifolia)

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Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

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