Seagrasses & Misc. Others

	Seagrasses Phyllospadix serrulatus Zostera marina
	Marine Lichens Caloplaca brattiae Coccotrema maritimum Lobaria sp Umbilicaria sp Verrucaria maura
	Misc. Maritime Plants & grasses Achillea millefolium Aconitum maximum Cochlearia officinalis Elymus mollis Flowering meadow Heracleum lanatum Honckenya peploides Lathyrus maritimus Lupinus nootkatensis Mertensia maritima Mimulus guttatus Plantago macrocarpa Plantago maritima Potentilla villosa Red Tide Salicornia virginica Senecio pseudo-arnica

Red Tides
Red tides are caused by a bloom of dinoflagellates. They can occur during the summer months and some species produce a toxin that accumulates in the tissues of filter-feeding organisms such as clams.

This particular photo was taken during June, 2005 in Southeast Alaska and was identified as the non-toxic species Noctaluca scintillans.

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