DOMINICA’S CORALS
These beautiful corals were taken near Dominica island in the Caribbean sea in January 2009. Depths here 10 - 30 meters.
Corals found here (click on the name to see photo): Pseudoceratina crassa, Phylum porifera (Branching tube sponge); Pseudopterogorgia rigida, Gorgoniidae (octocorals); Ircinia strobilina (sponge); Aplysina archeri A (Tube sponge); Agelas dispar (sponge); Xestospongia muta (Giant barrel sponge); Verongula gigantea (Giant barrel sponge); Aiolochroia crassa B (Branching tube sponge); Phylum Porifera. Parazoa, Demospongiae (sponge); Agelas conifera (Volcano sponge); Eunicea calyculata. Plexauridae (Octocorals); Callyspongia vaginalis (Tube sponge); Pseudopterogorgia acerosa. Gorgoniidae (octocorals); Amphimedon compressa (Rope or columnan sponge); Aplysina fulva (Rope sponge); Niphates digitalis (Rose vase sponge); Petrosia pellasarca (Bowl sponge); Geodia neptuni (Large barrel sponge); Tubastraea coccinea (Colonies of tubular corallites); Colpophyllia natans (Brain coral); Plexaura homomalla (Branching octocoral colonies); Agaricia agaricites (Leaf colonies coral); Aplysina cauliformis (Rope sponge); Pseudopterogorgia rigida (Octocorals); Eunicea calyculata (Octocorals); Aplysina insularis (Tube sponge); Verongula spp (Tube sponge); Cinachyrella spp (Spherical sponge); Solenastrea bournoni (colonial coral); Agaricia fragilis (leafy coral).
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TONY Z UNDERWATER GALLERY
January 15, 2009
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