Hedgpeth, Joel W.Galtsoff, Paul S.Gulf of Mexico, its origin, waters, and marine life. Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service.2010-02-152010-02-151954http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/19863pgs. 203-214A brief overview is provided of the major bottom communities occurring in the Gulf of Mexico. These include the oyster community, Serpulord reefs, the jetty community, sand beach communities, coral and sponge communities, and the shrimp ground community.oyster reefshabitatecosystemsaquatic communitiesbenthosChapter