Coral Identification

Caulastrea furcata: Indo-Pacific Coral Spotting

Caulastrea furcata Caulasatrea is a genus of corals which forms short branches and trumpet-shaped corallites. Each corallite is between 1-2 cm in diameter with branches up to 2-6 cm in length, depending on species. The coral tissue of this genus is…

Circus Reef – Coral Spotting in Northern Sulawesi

Circus Reef – Northern Sulawesi The Circus dive site is located along the coastline, about 30 minutes west of the Murex Manado resort. The dive starts with a sandy slope covered in chocolate chip starfish and tufts of seagrass. As…

Coral Spotting In Scuba Diving Magazine

Scuba Diving Magazine Hey there ReefDivers! For those of you who have been following us since the beginning, I wanted to take the time to say THANK YOU!! Without your support, I wouldn’t be able to continue growing my passion…

Fukui Point (Part 1) – Coral Spotting in Northern Sulawesi

Fukui Point – Bunaken National Park Fukui point is easily one of the best coral dives in the Bunaken National Park. The shallow areas are covered in huge colonies of healthy branching corals, and the reef slopes have some of…

Mandolin Wall Bunaken National Park – Coral Spotting in Northern Sulawesi

Coral Spotting Most scuba divers visiting the Bunaken National Park are drawn to the region for exhilarating walls and an abundance of sea turtles. And while both are fantastic reasons to visit, here at ReefDivers.io you know we’re really only…

Caribbean Coral Diaries: Solenastrea bournoni

Solenastrea bournoni Solenastrea bournoni is a somewhat uncommon coral, although it can be abundant in certain habitats. To find this coral you will need to look in shallow reef lagoons, often with murky waters, sandy bottoms, or seagrass beds. There are two…

Quick Guide To Mound & Boulder Caribbean Corals

Mound & Boulder Quick Guide We get it, you’re busy and don’t have time to sit around sifting through books or perusing our Guide to Caribbean Corals. So we made this quick guide to Mound & Boulder corals so you can easily identify Caribbean…

Quick Guide To Large Polyp Caribbean Corals

Large Polyps When most people imagine corals, they think of hundreds of tiny polyps creating a larger colony of coral. And while this is true for most corals there is a second category of corals which have large polyps, and even single…

Quick Guide To Plating Caribbean Corals

Plating Corals Want to identify a plating coral from the Caribbean? You’ve come to the right place! We made this quick guide to plating corals so you can easily identify Caribbean species at a glance. Plating corals can either grow outwards…

Quick Guide To Meandering Caribbean Corals

Meandering Corals Quick Guide We get it, you’re busy and don’t have time to sit around sifting through books or perusing our Guide to Caribbean Corals. So we made this quick guide to branching corals so you can easily identify Caribbean species at a glance.…