Table 3. Benthic taxa used in nearshore benthic community composition sampling
|
Code |
Taxa |
Cod |
Taxa |
|
|
Seagrasses |
|
Red
Algae |
|
T |
Thalassia
testudinum |
Geli |
Genus
Gelidium/ella/opsis |
|
S |
Syringodium
filiforme |
Liag |
Family
Liagoraceae |
|
H |
Halodule
wrightii |
Cory |
Corynomorpha
clavata |
|
Hd |
Halophila
decipiens |
Hypn |
Genus
Hypnea |
|
He |
Halophila
engelmanni |
Kall |
Genus
Kallymenia |
|
R |
Ruppia
maritima |
Euch |
Eucheuma
isiforme |
|
|
Calcareous
Green Algae |
Hlym |
Genus
Halymenia |
|
Hali |
Genus
Halimeda |
Grac |
Genus
Gracilaria |
|
Peni |
Genus
Penicillus |
Cham |
Genus
Champia |
|
Udot |
Genus
Udotea |
Botr |
Genus
Botryocladia |
|
Ripo |
Genus
Ripocephalus |
Cera |
Genus
Ceramium |
|
Acet |
Genus
Acetabularia |
Dsya |
Genus
Dasya |
|
Neom |
Genus
Neomeris |
Hsip |
Heterosiphonia
gibbesii |
|
Cymo |
Cymopolia
barbata |
Acan |
Genus
Acanthophora |
|
|
Green
Algae |
Bryo |
Genus
Bryothamnion |
|
Ente |
Genus
Enteromorpha |
Chon |
Genus
Chondria |
|
Ulva |
Genus
Ulva |
Dige |
Digenea
simplex |
|
Anad |
Genus
Anadyomene |
Laur |
Genus
Laurencia |
|
Micr |
Genus
Microdictyon |
|
Brown
Algae |
|
Chae |
Genus
Chaetomorpha |
Rose |
Genus
Rosenvingea |
|
Clad |
Genus
Cladophora |
Dopt |
Genus
Dictyopteris |
|
Dsph |
Genus
Dictyosphaeria |
Dict |
Genus
Dictyota |
|
Vent |
Ventricaria
ventricosa |
Lobo |
Lobophora
variegata |
|
Valo |
Genus
Valonia |
Padi |
Genus
Padina |
|
Codi |
Genus
Codium |
Styp |
Stypopodium
zonale |
|
Caul |
Genus
Caulerpa |
Sarg |
Genus
Sargassum |
|
Avra |
Genus
Avrainvillea |
Turb |
Genus
Turbinaria |
|
Bato |
Genus
Batophora |
|
Stony
Corals |
|
Dasy |
Dasycladus
vermicularis |
Malc |
Millepora
alcicornis |
|
|
Octocorals |
Ppor |
Porites
porites |
|
Basb |
Briareum
asbestinum |
Past |
Porites
asteroids |
|
Ecar |
Erythropodium
caribaeorum |
Carb |
Cladocora
arbuscula |
|
Phom |
Plexaura
homomalla |
Orob |
Oculina
robusta |
|
Pfle |
Plexaura
flexuosa |
Sbou |
Solenastrea
bournoni |
|
Pspl |
Genus
Pseudoplexaura |
Shya |
Solenastrea
hyades |
|
Euni |
Genus
Eunicea |
Dsto |
Dichocoenia
stokesii |
|
Pell |
Genus
Plexaurella |
Ffra |
Favia
fragum |
|
Muri |
Genus
Muricea |
Ssid |
Siderastrea
siderea |
|
Pspt |
Genus
Pseudopterogorgia |
Srad |
Siderastrea
radians |
|
Pter |
Genus
Pterogorgia |
Dstr |
Diploria
strigosa |
|
|
Other
Taxa |
Dcli |
Diploria
clivosa |
|
CRyb |
Coralline
red, branching |
Mare |
Manicina
areolata |
|
CRen |
Coralline
red, encrusting |
Muss |
Family
Mussidae |
|
SpSp |
Number
of sponge species |
Mann |
Montastraea
annularis |
|
SPT |
Sponges,
all species |
Mcav |
Montastraea
cavernosa |
|
TUT |
Tunicates,
all species |
Cups |
Cup
corals |