Illustration of Acropora cervicornis (Staghorn Coral)
Illustration of bleached Acropora cervicornis (antler coral)
Illustration of Acropora palmata (Elkhorn Coral)
Illustration of Acropora palmata (Elkhorn Coral)
Illustration of Cephalopholis miniata (Vermillion Sea Bass)
The black sea urchin, also called a long-spined sea urchin, is the most abundant and important herbivore on the coral reefs of the western Atlantic and Caribbean basin. When the population of these sea urchins is at a healthy level, they are the main grazers which prevent algae overgrowth of the reef
Illustration of Heliopora coerulea (Blue Coral), which is so named as the skeleton is blue. It is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to overharvesting for the aquarium industry
Illustration of ocean base with volcanic island and coral reef
Illustration showing a plate coral that has been preyed upon by a Crown of Thorns starfish