Sand, Mixed Algae and Seagrass
>80% Sand covered with mixed proportions of Halodule uninervis, Halimeda spp., and other fleshy algae, remaining <20% is commonly rubble with turf algae
279
Sand Substrate)
433, 565, 560, 561, 567, 429
Benthic Macroalgae, Turf Algal Bed, Coralline/Crustose Algal Bed, Filamentous Algal Bed, Seagrass Bed, Mat/Film Forming Microbes
Sand, Seagrass (Halodule uninervis)
>90% Sand that is >50% covered with Halodule uninervis
567
Seagrass Bed
Sand, Bare
>90% Sand that is >90% bare
NULL
Sand, Seagrass (Enhalus acoroides)
>90% Sand that is >90% covered with Enhalus acoroides
Pavement, Mixed Algae
>50% Pavement covered with fleshy and turf algae, remaining <50% is mixed proportions of primarily rubble and sand
137, 310
Pavement Area (Geoform) & Coral Reef Substrate (Substrate)
433, 565, 560, 561
Benthic Macroalgae, Turf Algal Bed, Coralline/Crustose Algal Bed, Filamentous Algal Bed
Coral Rubble, Mixed Algae
>50% Coral rubble covered with turf and fleshy algae, remaining <50% is mixed proportions of primarily upright dead coral, pavement, and sand
311
Coral Rubble (Substrate)
Upright Dead and Live Coral Reef, Mixed Algae
>50% Upright dead coral covered with turf and fleshy algae, remaining <50% is mixed proportions of primarily live coral and rubble
310
Coral Reef Substrate (Substrate)
501
Colonized Shallow/Mesophotic Reef
Artificial
Man-made structures including shipwrecks, airplanes, tanks, riprap and piers
362
Anthropogenic Substrate (Substrate)
Unknown
Habitat unknown because water too deep or too turbid to see the seafloor