Coral Reef Pictures

Plerogyra

Characteristics

Colonies are flabello-meandroid with valleys more or less connected by a light blistery coenosteum. Sometimes living parts of colonies are separated by dead basal parts. Vesicles are the size of grapes and usually have the shape of

grapes but may be tubular, bifurcated or irregular, depending primarily on the state of inflation.

Family:	Euphyllidae
Genus:	Plerogyra
Habitat:	Protected Reef
Distribution:	Widespread
Abundance:	Common

Source Reference:

Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron and Pichon (1980). Identification guides: Randall and Myers (1983), Veron (1986), Sheppard and Sheppard (1991), Nishihira and Veron (1995).

What you need to know about – scuba diving cont 2

by Mansi Gupta

For the skilled and professionals
For those who are perfect at the sport, the journey is never ending. It is because there is no scarcity of the scuba diving destinations.

· The foremost in this regard are the Caribbean and the Bahamas. Both the places have a volley of beaches that keep the divers busy throughout the year.

· Not to be overlooked are the crystal blue beaches of Florida and Hawaii that are vibrant especially during the winters.

· Besides these, the American area from Latin to South America is a perfect host for scuba diving. For the most part of the year the water is warm that makes the

experience all the more majestic.

· Amongst the coveted destinations to dive are also ‘The Great Barrier Reef’ and ‘The Coral Sea’. The threat of damage of the all-embracing coral here makes it most often mandatory to be assisted by a guide.

· The islands of the Mediterranean Sea namely Manijin Island at Cyprus, Maze and the Greek island Crete are excellent scuba diving spots.

· The mesmerizing dives in the midst of staggering wreck of colossal vessels can be experienced in the islands of United Kingdom and Ireland. The islands like Oban on the west coast of Scotland, the Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland are prominent wreckage diving sites of United Kingdom. Ireland too has illustrious places like Fastnet Rock, Stag Rocks etc. in this regard. The wreck sites also include premier places like Yongola of the Southern Queensland. part three