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Green and Red

Some sort of underwater mistletoe.


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Blog: Snorkeling in San Blas
Date: January 15th 2008

Hello from the Kuna Yala territory in Panama! I have finished cruising through the San Blas Islands/Panamian coast and am headed to the Panama Canal shortly. Here are some snorkeling photos to wet your whistles. More updates coming soon about the San Blas Islands and the amazing Kuna civilization in this remote corner of the world. But in the meantime, strap on some fins, spit in your mas ... read more




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Date: 11th February 2011

Several Species
You have several species in this shot. Near the bottom right, under the yellow crust is sea liver. The red-orange, is the sun sponge (Hymeniacidon heliophila). The yellow is a type of living boulder coral, where as the rocky substrate around it is part of that organism that has died. The green branches look like a dead branching coral covered in green filamentous algae. Sadly, Caribbean coral has experience rapid declines in the past few years. The bright white spots look like they can be a fungus. I'm not particularly good with invertebrates, so this is the best I can offer.

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