Sentences with word «acropora»

Huge gorgonians in vibrant colors, concentrations of acropora species, encrusted hard coral and some soft species were all present.

Nevertheless, what stood out during this dive was the quantity of sea turtles spread all over the reef, especially close to acropora hard corals.

The first site was Melissas Garden and its extensive hard coral garden, formed by acropora species, tables and much more.

Another good reef is Lebar Reef that is covered with thickets of staghorn and tabletops acropora and fan gorgonians.

Submerged reef with many rocks covered with beautiful soft acropora corals.

The rich diversity is in part due to the 2,000 km (1,240 mi) of coral reef extending along its coastline; these fringing reefs are 5000 — 7000 years old and are largely formed of stony acropora and porites corals.

Main image: Sonia Levy and «Project Coral», acropora tenuis releasing egg sperm buddles, 2018.

The wall is covered in soft and hard corals with a preponderance of Sessile xenia (Anthelia glauca) and Broccoli soft coral (Lithophyton arboretum) but also with many small samples of acropora and gorgonian fans.

This one had the misfortune to grow under a plate of acropora and it looks like he's tried to grow in different directions to get to some light.

It was a very fishy dive, with anthias, damselfishes, wrasses swimming close to the acropora hard coral while Orange - spotted Jacks and fusiliers hunted them.

The hard coral pinnacles and heads of acropora and fire corals host scorpionfish, lionfish, morays, nudibranchs and schools of batfish.