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 ABOUTfeatured: 30 Best Snorkeling Blogs Fun Ways to enjoy the caribbeanOLDER POST:Redlip Blenny, Mountainous Star CoralNEWER POST:Fun in the Curacao Mini-Sub, Subtation CuracaoAug 2, 10 Comments Off
Hey guys, how was your Monday?? I spent most of the day on the computer at work and getting ready for a dive with the sub tomorrow morning with paying guests. We are all busy still getting the Substation finished with the final touches including building a new deluxe dock for the sub to park in while in the water.
I shot a bunch of macro photos the other day of all the different colors and kinds of coral, these are just a few of many. The first one, (going clockwise) is a strange color of Giant Star Coral, the second is called, Whitestar Sheet Coral with a little Peppermint Goby on top, the third is a close-up of Pillar Coral and the last is another variety of Giant Star Coral with a few polyps open. These are all Stony Corals or so often called Hard Corals and they are the basic building blocks of tropical coral reef systems. These animals, “yes they are animals” secrete calcium carbonate to form hard cups called Corallites, that provide protection for their soft delicate bodies. In tropical waters most species grow colonially, joining their corallites to produce a substantial structure, I call these structures “coral heads”. These coral colonies can be big or small depending on the species. Some of the largest coral heads I have seen are the mountainous star coral and the pillar corals, those can get big!
Very tired, have a big day tomorrow, thanks for all the notes, Barry
OLDER POST:Redlip Blenny, Mountainous Star CoralNEWER POST:Fun in the Curacao Mini-Sub, Subtation CuracaoSITE MAP
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