With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more | Joined | November 20th 2007 | Trips | 0 |
| Last Login | March 26th 2012 | Followers | 13 |
| Status | BLOGGER | Follows | 0 |
| Blogs | 44 | Guestbook | 205 |
| Photos | 946 | Forum Posts | 25 |
| [photo=1927030] | [blog=242113] | [blogger=52976] |
Sarah L Fann
Sarah Lynn Fann
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.