This fantastic image is of open Great Star Coral (Montastraea cavernosa) polyps, filter feeding at night. This species of coral can form huge mound shaped colonies, with the polyps themselves some of the largest ones found in the … Continue reading.....
The Caribbean Nerite Shell (Puperite pupa) belongs to a relatively large family of marine and freshwater gastropods who, for the most part, live in the Southern Hemisphere and generally prefer warmer water conditions. Most marine species within this … Continue reading.....
Rose Lace Coral (Stylaster roseus) is probably one of the most delicate and ornate species of coral to be found in the Caribbean. It is actually not a regular reef building coral, but instead belongs to the class … Continue reading.....
The Flamingo Tongue (Cyphoma gibbosum) is a beautiful marine gastropod that has a dark side. Its wonderful leopard-like spots are actually skin colourations extending out and around its shell as part of the mantle. If you look closely, … Continue reading.....
