MARINE
ORGANISMS
OF RÍA LAGARTOS BIOSPHERE RESERVE
Yucatán, México
Characteristic aquatic plants, algae and plant-like organisms in the Gulf of Mexico along the Reserve's northern shore:
animals that might look like algae
NOTE ON ALGAE: For an extensive look at alga along the Yucatan coast, see G Morales y I Ortegón, Distribución de la flora ficológica en la Costa de Yucatán in "3er Simposium sobre el Conocimiento de los Recursos Costeros del Sureste del México, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. Mayo 29, 2013-Mayo 30, 2013."
That document reports the dominant species to be Caulerpa sertularioides, present in 45% of collecting sites; then Caulerpa prolifera in 36%, and Canistrocarpus cervicornis, Caulerpa ashmeadii, C. cupressoides in 32%. of the sites.
Characteristic aquatic animals in the estuary in the Gulf of Mexico along the Reserve's northern shore: