There are many varieties of corals, but the major reef - building ones are the massive forms of brain coral; various types
of finger coral; two well - known branching corals, elkhorn and staghorn; and sheet coral.
Not exact matches
Engineering a Rainforest Rescue The Daintree River ferry embarks from the southern bank, where spidery
coral fingers of the Great Barrier Reef almost caress the shore.
One year later,
finger coral still has recovered the most fully while mustard hill
coral, which had the least amount
of fat, has still not fully rebounded.
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Lettuce, boulder, brain, pencil, blushing star, club
finger, mustard hill and staghorn
coral are only a partial list
of the reef builders found here.
You will certainly be amazed with the color variations
of the
corals: beautiful brown pencil
coral, purple sea fans, bright orange stag horn and Elk horn,
finger coral, and yellow tube sponge and beautiful marine life that the
corals attract.
Bottom composition in this area is mainly
of coral canyons extending out like long
fingers from the barrier reef.
Shadowy branches
of black
coral waved from the overarching wall, interspersed by the reaching rubbery
fingers of various gorgonians.
On the ridges sit a fine collection
of club
finger coral, large brain
coral, yellow pencil
coral, the ever - present boulder
coral and lots
of forked sea feathers.
Stands
of elkhorn, club
finger and shallow - water starlet
corals, giant green anemones and arious urchins occupy the shallow lagoon habitat.
Beneath the canopy
of softcoral, tube and vase sponges are fresh growths
of boulder, yellow pencil and
finger corals.
Also, I glimpsed some
of the most amazing creatures that must exist in the ocean — an ornate ghost pipefish and a pygmy sea horse (half the size
of a
finger nail and symbiotically bonded with the
coral to make them almost invisible!).
The reef around the rim
of the hole is only a few feet below the surface and colored by anemones, elkhorn, starlet and club
finger corals - an excellent site for snorkeling but that's not what we're here for...
You will discover a varied assortment
of corals in this region as well, including brain
coral, black
coral, white
coral, fire
coral, flower
coral, star
coral, leaf
coral, pillar
coral, sea fans, gorgonians, elk horn
coral, sea rods, stag horn
coral, sea whips and club
finger coral.
But since the Whitsundays has got more prime spots than you can count on your
fingers AND toes, the best way to make the most
of it is by adventure sail: cue the fringing
coral reefs and bays
of Langford Island, Hook Island and Border Island!
After the Manta bonanza, our vessel headed north towards the island
of Yillet, where we did our first dive in Yillet Kecil, a smaller islet close by that host an extensive soft
coral garden
of xenia and
finger coral (and more).
Coral fingers resembling the shape
of a bear's paw host an array
of hard and soft
corals and is a great spot to see large sea turtles!
Different species
of coral are distinguished by the color and shape
of these calcium carbonite deposits called corallites, including elkhorn, large star,
finger, brain and plate
coral.
It is similar to the other sides
of the island in that
fingers of coral extend perpendicular to shore however these
fingers are extraordinary in their height and proximity creating many grottos and caverns some inhabited by big silver Tarpon to play amongst.
An impressive backdrop
of over-height
coral fingers, this site is teeming with fish and vibrant with colour.
Most dives feature a series
of «
finger» canyons that place you on the edge
of the deep blue sea as you drift past
coral and larger fish.
Copious amounts
of soft
corals wave gently atop
coral fingers.
On the sightseeing and snorkeling tour you will enjoy beautiful sights
of spectacular
corals, such as elkhorn
coral, sheet
coral, grooved brain
coral,
finger corals and many more.
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