Note
Thirty-one species of unattached, free-drifting marine algae were collected from 6 stations in the Indian River. There was 1 Cyanophyta, 5 Chlorophyta, 8 Phaeophyta and 17 Rhodophyta. Most of the species were collected as part of quantitative benthic samples. Species of Graciliaria, Hypnea, Acanthophora, Bryothamnion, and Spyridia form the base of this community.