Scolymia Coral Spotting Scolymia is a large polyp coral species that lives a solitary life. There are two species of Caribbean Scolymia, the larger Scolymia lacera, and smaller Scolymia cubensis and y…
Coral Identification
Porites cylindrica Habitat Found Around The Island of Rao
Porites cylindrica Porites, porites, porites, this is a common coral genus found in all the worlds oceans. Porites is a hardy coral growing in a number of forms, and to identify this coral genus you j…
Underwater Caribbean Coral Guide – Now Available!
Underwater Caribbean Coral Guide We are excited to announce the launch of our first edition underwater guide to Caribbean corals. I know many of your love our free online guide but it's time to take t…
What Is A Corallite?
Corallite Looking through my pictures I realized I am started to get quite the collection of macro shots of Acropora corals. One thing that is really incredible about these close up images is we are a…
Muricella: Pygmy Kingdom !
Following our series on coral host to famous critter subject, here is another important one, that everybody has high on their list of Holy Grail ! The host of the King of all critters, the Pygmy Seaho…
See The Reef With New Eyes – 3W Dive Gili Air May 29th
See The Reef With New Eyes Are you interested to learn more about coral diversity from the Indo Pacific? Join us this week where we will be giving a live presentation at the 3W Dive Center on the isla…
See The Reef With New Eyes – Girls That Scuba Gili Trawangan May 30th
See The Reef With New Eyes Are you interested to learn more about coral diversity from the Indo Pacific? Join us this week where we will be giving a live presentation at the Girls The Scuba Day on the…
Kobe Reef – Coral Spotting in Weda, Halmahera
Kobe Reef Halmahera Kobe Reef is a turbid sheltered reef slope located five minutes boat ride south of the Weda Reef & Rainforest dive resort. The reef is named after the local village ‘Kobe…
Caribbean Undaria Corals Official Reclassified As Agaricia
Undaria No More The debate between where to classify the Caribbean plating lettuce corals has been solved, at least for the time being! Agaricia previously Undaria, previously Agaricia, is now once ag…
Jalan Masuk – Coral Spotting in Northern Sulawesi
Jalan Masuk Jalan Masuk is a dive site in Bunaken National Park south of Bunaken Island. The dive site is located between the Lekuan 2 and Lekuan 3 site near the entrance of the part. Jalan Masuk is I…