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    The ocean flora is mostly made up of microscopic algae called phytoplankton that float at the surface and produce through photosynthesis approximately half of the oxygen that humans and other terrestrial creatures breathe. Larger visible algae include macroalgae and kelp. Marine plants with roots, such as those forming seagrass meadows, can only survive in depths where sunlight can aid photosynthesis, around 200 meters. Half of the oceans have depths greater than 3,000 meters. The most prominent type of seagrass in the Mediterranean is Posidonia oceanica, which forms extensive undulating meadows providing shelter and food for many species.

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    The ocean flora is mostly made up of microscopic algae called phytoplankton that float at the surface and produce through photosynthesis approximately half of the oxygen that humans and other terrestrial creatures breathe. Larger visible algae include macroalgae and kelp. Marine plants with roots, such as those forming seagrass meadows, can only survive in depths where sunlight can aid photosynthesis, around 200 meters. Half of the oceans have depths greater than 3,000 meters. The most prominent type of seagrass in the Mediterranean is Posidonia oceanica, which forms extensive undulating meadows providing shelter and food for many species.

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    The ocean flora is mostly made up of microscopic algae called phytoplankton that float at the surface and produce through photosynthesis approximately half of the oxygen that humans and other terrestrial creatures breathe. Larger visible algae include macroalgae and kelp. Marine plants with roots, such as those forming seagrass meadows, can only survive in depths where sunlight can aid photosynthesis, around 200 meters. Half of the oceans have depths greater than 3,000 meters. The most prominent type of seagrass in the Mediterranean is Posidonia oceanica, which forms extensive undulating meadows providing shelter and food for many species.

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    FAUNA DEL OCEANO

    La mayoría de la flora del océano consiste en algas microscópicas llamadas fitoplancton que flota
    en la superficie y a través de la fotosíntesis produce aproximadamente la mitad del oxígeno que los
    humanos y el resto de otras criaturas terrestres respiran. Las macroalgas y las kelp son grandes
    algas fácilmente visibles para el ojo humano. Las plantas marinas con raíces, como las que forman
    las praderas marinas solo pueden sobrevivir a una profundidad a la que los rayos puedan ayudar a
    la fotosíntesis, aproximadamente a unos 200 metros. Aproximadamente la mitad de los océanos
    tienen una profundidad de más de 3.000 metros.
    ENTRE LAS PLANTAS MARINAS DEL MEDITERRÁNEO, POR SU TAMAÑO, DENSIDAD Y ABUNDANCIA, LA
    ESTRELLA ES SIN DUDA LA POSIDONIA (POSIDONIA OCEANICA). ESTA PLANTA MARINA, ENDÉMICA DEL
    MEDITERRÁNEO, CONSTITUYE UNO DE LOS SIGNOS DE IDENTIDAD BIOLÓGICA DEL MARE NOSTRUM. CON
    SUS HOJAS EN FORMA DE CINTA, FORMA EXTENSOS PRADOS ONDULADOS QUE DAN COBIJO Y ALIMENTO A
    NUMEROSAS ESPECIES, ASÍ COMO UN LUGAR IDÓNEO PARA EL APAREAMIENTO Y LA REPRODUCCIÓN. LAS
    PRADERAS DE POSIDONIA PRODUCEN UNA GRAN CANTIDAD DE MATERIA ORGÁNICA (ALIMENTO) Y DE
    OXÍGENO (1 M2 DE SUS HOJAS PROPORCIONAN UNOS 10 L. DE OXÍGENO AL DÍA) DE MANERA QUE
    ENRIQUECEN CONSIDERABLEMENTE A OTROS ECOSISTEMAS. TAMBIÉN FORMA ARRECIFES EN MUCHAS
    BAHÍAS Y PLAYAS QUE EVITAN LA EROSIÓN Y LA DESAPARICIÓN DE ÉSTAS

    grupos de algas más destacados:

    Cianofíceas (algas azules).

    Dinofíceas o Pirrofíceas.

    Crisofíceas (algas doradas) .

    Clorofíceas (algas verdes) .

    Algunos ejemplos de algas verdes son: Cladophora, Acetabularia acetabulum (que forma unos
    curiosos discos en forma de sombrilla, especialmente en verano), Halimeda tuna, Codium
    vermilara, Codium bursa, Ulva lactuca, conocida como lechuga de mar, Caulerpa prolifera, Caulerpa
    taxifolia, Bryopsis muscosa…

    Feofíceas (algas pardas) .

    Entre las algas pardas encontramos también: Padina pavonica, Dictyota dichotoma, Colpomenia
    sinuosa, Cystoseira mediterranea, Halopteris scoparia …

    Rodofíceas (algas rojas)

    Otras algas rojas: Asparagopsis armata, Corallina elongata, Jania rubens, Ceramium rubrum,
    Nemalion helmintoides, Porphyra

    Más flora marina importante:


    Además de las algas marinas, la flora de los ecosistemas marinos está representada por diversas
    especies vegetales, entre ellas los llamados pastos marinos (especies de las familias Zosteraceae,
    Cymodoceaceae, Ruppiaceae y Posidoniaceae), las únicas plantas con flores de estos
    ecosistemas; los manglares (con especies como el manglar rojo: Rhizophora mangle y el mangle
    blanco: Laguncularia racemosa) y el abundante fitoplancton.( Se trata de un plancton de carácter
    vegetal y al igual que las plantas obtienen la energía y la materia orgánica realizando la fotosíntesis.
    Vive en la capa fótica, es decir, la zona que recibe la luz solar, y puede llegar hasta los 200 m en el
    océano. Está compuesto por cianobacterias, diatomeas y dinoflagelados.)

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