Fig. 1: Phyllophora crispa mat and Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow with associated sessile invertebrates.
From: Fleshy red algae mats act as temporary reservoirs for sessile invertebrate biodiversity

P. crispa mat (a) and P. oceanica meadow (c) with Bryozoa, Polychaeta and Foraminifera on P. crispa thalli (b), Bryozoa, Polychaeta and crustose coralline algae (Corallinales) as epiphytes on P. oceanica leaves (d). Pictures taken by Felix I. Rossbach (a, b, d) and Friederike Peiffer (c).