Mound&Boulder快速指南
我们得到了,您很忙,没有时间坐在书中或仔细阅读我们的加勒比珊瑚指南. So we made this quick guide to Mound & Boulder corals so you can easily identify Caribbean species at a glance.
共有5个快速指南Branching,大息肉,电镀, 和Meanderingcorals. Follow us onFacebook始终了解我们所有的coralious含量。
In this quick guide, we give you a few tip to identify each genus or type of coral. If you want to learn more about each species there is a link describing each in more detail.
球虫
Star coral may not be bright and colorful, but it is an important reef-building species that dominates Caribbean reefs. Star coral forms rather large mounds and boulders averaging a meter in diameter, however without competition there is no limit to its growth.
我们找到了一个giant colony在洪都拉斯潜水时,山脉珊瑚的高度为7米(23英尺),高4米(13英尺),估计已有500多年的历史。
1.球虫annularis–Pillar Star Coral
球虫annularis是三种球虫在加勒比海地区发现的珊瑚。这个物种球虫grows into clusters of long thick columns with large domed shaped tops.
The difference between the three species is the shape of the colony and the surface texture of the coral. If you are learning to identify球虫首先着重于学习识别属的珊瑚岩和息肉形状,然后尝试识别每个物种。
2.Orbicella Franski–Rough Star Coral
球虫franksi是三种球虫在加勒比海地区发现的珊瑚。这个物种球虫成长为覆盖不规则形状结节的大板。圆锥形的形状和大小是圆锥形的,直径为2.5-4毫米,由外曲外芽形成。颜色是橙棕色,绿棕色或灰褐色的,但肿块的四肢通常是苍白的或白色的。
3.球虫Faveolata–山星珊瑚
Orbicella faveolata是一个重要的珊瑚礁珊瑚,形成了大型山区殖民地。青少年珊瑚是平凡的,而成年殖民地可以长到令人印象深刻的大小。球虫grows by encrusting and can take on the shape of what is it covering.
蒙特斯特里亚
蒙特斯特里亚cavernosais a colonial coral with bulbous corallites.蒙特斯特里亚is easy to spot on most Caribbean reefs making it a good place to start when learning to identify corals. This coral can be a solid color or have contrasting colored corallites, which makes it exciting to find on a dive.
蒙特斯特里亚grows into massive colonies which can be flat or domed shape. This is a hardy coral which can grow in most reef habitats. You can find colonies of蒙特斯特里亚在珊瑚礁最浅的部分,可以在浮潜时看到这种珊瑚。
4.蒙特斯特里亚cavernosa–Great Star Coral
二分法
二分法是一种形成圆顶或球体的包裹珊瑚。一些殖民地可以产生好奇的形状,这仅取决于什么岩石或旧的珊瑚骨架二分法is covering.
二分法具有两种生长形成均匀的奶油黄色,而另一个生长在珊瑚岩上有白色边缘,对比了黄色的菌落表面。陪审团仍在解决这两个物种还是不同形式的同一物种。
5.二分法stokesi–Pineapple Coral
Porites
porites astreoides是一个笨拙的珊瑚,很难错过。您在加勒比海潜水的任何地方都一定会找到这种标志性物种。
The size and shape ofporites astreoides菌落取决于珊瑚在哪里生长。在浅水中发现的菌落将往往是一个更圆顶形的,在更深的水中生长的菌落将具有镀或包裹形式。
6.Porites asteroides–芥末山珊瑚
法维亚
法维亚fragum is a small coral around the size of a golf ball. This coral could be mistaken for二分法, however,法维亚将永远是一个小殖民地。我还没有拍摄多个殖民地,因此请继续关注有关该物种的全长文章。
7. Favia fragum –高尔夫球落下帷幕l Coral
斯蒂芬尼奥
If you are learning to identify斯蒂芬诺尼亚intersepta您掌握了所有基础知识coral ID.斯蒂芬诺尼亚是一种罕见的珊瑚,很容易被忽视或误认为其他巨石或星珊瑚。
The coral polyps are dark in color and typically extended during the day. When the coral is disturbed the polyps retract and the lighter color coral tissue below is exposed, making the coral appear to blush. You can see this in the photo below. Near the edges of the colony, darker polyps are retracted exposing the pale white tissue.
8.斯蒂芬尼奥intersepta–Blushing Star coral
Solenastrea
Solenastrea是一种罕见的珊瑚,尽管在某些栖息地中可能很丰富。您会在浅礁区发现这种珊瑚,通常带有沙质底部。螺链生长成具有独特的圆形珊瑚岩的土墩,它们在珊瑚表面上方突出。颜色将始终为浅黄色至白色。
我没有拍摄过许多珊瑚,并且有关该物种即将推出的完整文章。
9. Solenastrea bournoni –光滑的恒星珊瑚
Siderastrea
Siderastrea是在加勒比海地区识别的最简单的珊瑚之一,如果您曾经潜水或浮潜机会,您会发现这种物种。有两种Siderastrea在加勒比海Siderastrea Siderea是最常见的。
Siderastrea Sidereagrows into large round boulders or domes. The surface is covered in shallow corallites which are usually symmetrical. If you look inside the corallite there are septa coming from the center which gives the corallite the appearance of a star.
10。Siderastrea Siderea–Massive Starlet Coral
Siderastrea弧度是较小的表弟S. Siderea。这两个珊瑚在外观上非常相似,因此很难区分,但是菌落的大小是肯定的。Siderastrea弧度被称为Lesse明星珊瑚,因为它小得多,菌落的直径不超过30厘米。
您会在1至5米之间的礁石最浅的部分中发现这种珊瑚,颜色通常为米色或沙质。区分该物种的另一种方法是看珊瑚岩,因为它们比Siderastrea Siderea.
11.Siderastrea弧度–Lesser Starlet Coral
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