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Creatures of the Coral Reef
The world of coral reefs contains one of the most diverse environments on our planet, supporting more species per square meter than any other ocean ecosystem. Because of this phenomenal diversity, coral reefs are sometimes called the rainforests of the ...
DetailsCreatures of the Coral Reef – Manta Rays, Silent Sentinels of the Sea.
Silent Sentinels of the Sea These magnificent creatures are the epitome of elegance and grace. Long ago feared by seamen around the world due to the similarity of their projecting cephalic fins to “devils horns” and their triangular shape resembling ...
DetailsScuba Diving Hawaii – Manta Ray Dive
A dive with the magnificent Giant Oceanic Manta Ray, Manta birostris, is something really special. The largest recorded Oceanic Manta Ray was more than 25 ft (7.6 m) across from wing-tip to wing-tip and weighed over 5,300 pounds (2,400 kg). ...
DetailsScuba Diving Grand Cayman – Stingray City
Overall Rating 3.0 out of 5 Stingray City is an interesting spot. It is one of the “destinations” for many of the tourists coming to Grand Cayman on cruise ships. There can literally be hundreds of people at the sandbar ...
DetailsIntroduction to the Underwater World
Part 2: What Are Coral Reefs – Introduction to the Underwater World Coral reefs are made up of millions of tiny animals which belong to class anthozoans, the largest class of organisms within the phylum cnidaria (the “c” is silent). ...
DetailsScuba Diving Maui – Black Rock
Overall Rating = 2.75 out of 5 Black rock or Sheraton Reef rates average for scuba diving during the day, but is a bit above average when compared to other shore diving locations in the Kaanapali area. I do rate ...
DetailsMoray Eels of Hawaii
Moray eels (Family Muraenidae) make up one of the largest families of bony fishes in Hawai‘i, with more species (over 40) than any other fish family than perhaps the wrasses (Family Labridae). Their abundance cannot be truly appreciated because most ...
DetailsHard and Soft Corals
Coral colonies are composed of many tiny, cup-shaped animals called polyps, which are related to jellyfish. A single coral polyp may be as large as a saucer or smaller than the head of a pin. Millions of polyps working together ...
DetailsCrustaceans. Invertabrates. Molusks. Echinoderms
Name Scientific Name Range Description Anemone Shrimp Periclimenes yucatanicus Most often seen residing in Condylactys gigantae in the Caribbean. However, it has other host anemones: B. annulata, A. pallida, and Lebrunia dannae. (Williams & Williams, 1981, Spotte, 1997) These shrimp ...
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