Editing Formigas (section)

===Biome===
The Formigas Bank is essentially a [[submarine volcano]] inhabited by deep-dwelling marine species such as coral and sponges.<ref name="ramsar1"/><ref name="SIARAM">SIARAM (September 2010)</ref> The volcanic cone is delimited approximately by the Formigas islets of the northwest and Dollabarat Reef to the southeast.<ref name=SIARAM/> In the ancient crater there is a rich community of species common to the Azores. Among the species typical of the area are [[wrasse]] ([[Mediterranean rainbow wrasse]] and [[Thalassoma pavo|ornate wrasse]]<ref name="ramsar1"/>), [[damselfish]], [[Sergeant major (fish)|sergeant fish]] (yellow and black), [[grouper]], [[Mediterranean parrotfish]], and the emblematic [[Atlantic goliath grouper]], [[serranidae]] and [[barred hogfish]].<ref name=SIARAM/> Alongside these are [[African threadfish]] and [[longbill spearfish]], pelagic predators that also reside in the bank, and migratory species like [[manta ray]] and [[whale shark]].<ref name=SIARAM/>

The base and surface of the volcano is covered in various types of [[black coral]], [[Corynactis|soft corals]], [[sponge]]s, and other invertebrates, as well as various [[algae]], forming a mosaic of micro-habitats.<ref name=SIARAM/> The geological differences of the Formigas Islets and Dollabarat Reef relative to the rest of the Azores are accentuated by the types of flora present there. The Formigas and Dollabarat both have an elevated biomass of [[brown algae]] considered unique to the Azores; the fields of [[kelp]] are situated between {{convert|45|m|ft}} and {{convert|60|m|ft}} below the crater at the Formigas, while at Dollabarat the [[Cystoseira|brown algae]] is located along the reef's flanks.<ref name=SIARAM/>

[[File:Formigas Islets - no watermark.jpg|center|700px|thumb|Photograph of the Formigas Islets (2010).]]