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Corals

The building blocks of the reef



Coral Index

Corals



Acropora

Acropora

Brain Corals

Brain Corals

Galaxia

Galaxia

Large Daytime Corals

Large Daytime Corals

Millepora

Fish - Anthias

Montepora

Montepora

Porites

Porites

Solitary Corals

Solid Corals

Tubastrea

Tubastrea

Note: this seach is a little slow the first time run, but then is fast. It is private and not tracked!



Pristine Acropora seascape
Several Acropora species growing as plates and branching colonies
Acropora hyacinthus  colony near the surface
Branch detail with polyps beginning to feed
Acropora growing vertically. Axial coralites very distinct
Chromis just leaving the safety of an Acropora platelike colony
Newly established colony
Acropora - young colony
Acropora with cusped radial corallites
Branch ends of the plate colony. Axial coralites very distinct.
Acropora cf. humilis showing it
Acropora cf. aspera
Acropora cf. aspera branch detail
These microgobies live in close association with finely branched Acropora species
Acropora cf. rosaria
Acropora cf. longicyathus
Fish feeding outside the protection of the colony
Cardinal fish hiding amongst the sharp branches of a bed of Acropora
Acropora branch detail
Acropora branch detail
Loosely branching forming a plate
Branch detail
A massive branching Acropora florida serving as home for large fish
Massive branches of an Acropora sp.
Acropora sp. branch detail
Acropora lokani
Platelike colony of A. lokani
Acropora millepora
Acropora millepora - branch detail
Huge Acropora plate colonies host a myriad of fish


Galaxea fascicularis colony
Galaxea fascicularis polyps
Galaxea fascicularis polyps
Galaxea horrescens branches
Galaxea horrescens branches
Galaxea horrescens branches
Galaxia longisepta polyps


Montipora cf. delicatula - delicate vaselike colonies
Montipora cf. delicatula - colony edge with tiny polyps
Montipora cf. undata - an encrusting species
Montipora cf. undata - colony edge showing skeletal ridges
Montipora cf. undata - colony edge showing skeletal ridges
A species that encrusts & branches
Branching colony
Montipora cf. digitata
Montipora cf. digitata branches
Montipora cf. digitata branches
Montipora cf. carinata - branches
Montipora polyps feeding


Massive boulder forming Porites sp.
Porites polyps feeding
Colony suface showing the time corellites
Polyp detail showing tentacles starting to expand
Corellite detail on a massive colny building Porites sp.
Damage from grazing parrot fish
Branching Porites sp.
Porities sp. branch detail
Finely branching Porites sp.
Branch detail
Expanding polyps
Porites releasing eggs

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Acropora

Pristine Acropora seascape
Several Acropora species growing as plates and branching colonies
Acropora hyacinthus  colony near the surface
Branch detail with polyps beginning to feed
Acropora growing vertically. Axial coralites very distinct
Chromis just leaving the safety of an Acropora platelike colony
Newly established colony
Acropora - young colony
Acropora with cusped radial corallites
Branch ends of the plate colony. Axial coralites very distinct.
Acropora cf. humilis showing it
Acropora cf. aspera
Acropora cf. aspera branch detail
These microgobies live in close association with finely branched Acropora species
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Acropora lokani
Huge Acropora plate colonies host a myriad of fish

Galaxia

Galaxea fascicularis colony
Galaxea fascicularis polyps
Galaxea fascicularis polyps
Galaxea horrescens branches
Galaxea horrescens branches
Galaxea horrescens branches
Galaxia longisepta polyps

Montipora

Montipora cf. delicatula - delicate vaselike colonies
Montipora cf. delicatula - colony edge with tiny polyps
Stacks Image 2513
Montipora cf. undata - colony edge showing skeletal ridges
Montipora cf. undata - colony edge showing skeletal ridges
A species that encrusts & branches
Branching colony
Montipora cf. digitata
Montipora cf. digitata branches
Montipora cf. digitata branches
Montipora cf. carinata - branches
Montipora polyps feeding

Porites

Massive boulder forming Porites sp.
Porites polyps feeding
Colony suface showing the time corellites
Polyp detail showing tentacles starting to expand
Corellite detail on a massive colny building Porites sp.
Damage from grazing parrot fish
Branching Porites sp.
Porities sp. branch detail
Finely branching Porites sp.
Branch detail
Expanding polyps
Porites releasing eggs