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F052 Floating & Suspended Macroalgae Saltwater Vegetation Formation
Type Concept Sentence: Floating & Suspended Macroalgae Saltwater Vegetation includes areas dominated by macroalgae that are floating on the surface or are suspended freely in the water column, i.e., macroalgae that are not rooted or attached to the bottom. Examples include Gracilaria Rafts, Kelp Rafts, Rockweed Rafts, Sargassum Rafts, and Ulva Rafts.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Floating & Suspended Macroalgae Saltwater Vegetation Formation
Colloquial Name: Floating & Suspended Macroalgae Saltwater Vegetation
Hierarchy Level: Formation
Type Concept: Floating & Suspended Macroalgae Saltwater Vegetation includes areas dominated by macroalgae that are floating on the surface or are suspended freely in the water column, i.e., macroalgae that are not rooted or attached to the bottom. Examples include Gracilaria Rafts, Kelp Rafts, Rockweed Rafts, Sargassum Rafts, and Ulva Rafts.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Includes areas dominated by macroalgae that are floating on the surface or are suspended freely in the water column, i.e., macroalgae that are not rooted or attached to the bottom.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: There are no known marine, floating, or suspended vascular plant species. Vascular vegetation that floats on the surface, but is rooted in the substrate is included in 5.A.3 ~Benthic Vascular Saltwater Vegetation Formation (F054)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: The vegetation includes areas dominated by macroalgae that are floating on the surface or are suspended freely in the water column, i.e., macroalgae that are not rooted or attached to the bottom. Examples include Gracilaria Rafts, Kelp Rafts, Rockweed Rafts, Sargassum Rafts, and Ulva Rafts.
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: The macroalgae are floating on the surface or are suspended freely in the water column.
Geographic Range: This type is found throughout the world''s oceans.
Nations: AU,CA,US
States/Provinces: No Data Available
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.877222
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 5 Aquatic Vegetation Class | C05 | 5 |
| Subclass | 5.A Saltwater Aquatic Vegetation Subclass | S09 | 5.A |
| Formation | 5.A.1 Floating & Suspended Macroalgae Saltwater Vegetation Formation | F052 | 5.A.1 |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Biotic Subclass: Floating/Suspended Macroalgae (FGDC 2012)
- FGDC [Federal Geographic Data Committee]. 2012. Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (Version 4.0). FGDC-STD-018-2012. Federal Geographic Data Committee, FGDC Secretariat, U.S. Geological Survey. Reston, VA. 246 pp. plus appendices.