What exactly is a Frammer coral? It’s a Fimbriaphyllia with a tentacles mix of Hammer and Frogspawn tips. Recently the Euphyllia group has been revised and the only Euphyllia is the Torch, Euphyllia glabrescens, and all other former members have…
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Learn To Spot Coral Diversity: Large Polyp Corals
Large Polyp Corals Large polyp corals are any hard coral species which have thick fleshy tissue and large corallites over a few centimeters wide. There are even some extra large species with polyps that can reach 10 even 30 centimeters…
Learn To Spot Coral Diversity: Small Polyp Corals
Small Polyp Corals Do you remember how to tell the difference between hard and soft corals? Remember it has to do with the number of tentacles… We explained that hard corals are based on a six fold symmetry meaning they…
Spot The Difference Between Hard Coral and Soft Coral
The Difference Between Hard and Soft Corals It may seem simple enough, one is soft and one is hard, but can you really spot the different between these two distinct groups of coral? The biggest difference, as the name implies,…
X-Adventurer M6000 Video Lights Are Making Our Divers A Heck Of A Lot Brighter!
We recently picked up a pair of X-Adventurer M6000 video lights and have had a week to test them out in Sulawesi. And while we’re still dialing in the perfect combination between white balance and camera settings, get ready because our…
Chrysiptera uswanasi, the Newest Species of Damselfish from Papua
Chrysiptera uswanasi is yet another new species of damselfish from the island of Papua, Indonesia. Uswana’s damselfish is the seventh member of the very similar looking cluster of species in the C. oxycephala complex. Other recently described damselfish from the…
Spot a Coral, Spot a Critter! : Bubble Coral Shrimp
After few weeks of absence… And following our blog series: spot a coral, spot a critter, we will check the cute little coral bubble shrimp… It’s a fav of UW photographer and it’s pretty easy to spot, if you know…
Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition in Lembeh Strait
Coral Spotting Lembeh If you’ve spent any amount of time scuba diving, chances are you’ve heard of the Lembeh Strait. This channel of water between the mainland of Sulawesi and Lembeh island holds a mythical place in the psyche of…
Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition in Bangka Island
Bangka Island Bangka Island is known as a nonphotosynthetic coral paradise. Scuba divers and vacationers are attracted to the Robinson Crusoe island to get away from the hustle, relax on a white sand beach, and jump in the flow for…
Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition in Bunaken National Park
Reef Builders blue is the best word I can use to describe the deep color you find while peering out from the Bunaken Wall. Countless sea turtles dart by, schools of pyramid butterfly fish, anthias, and triggerfish swim in synchrony…
