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Cryptogamic crusts are made up of communities of algae and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) and when intact, will minimize erosion of the soil beneath.
Cryptogamic crust in Palau
Bais are traditional meeting houses in Palau. The use of symbols communicate stories and legends.
Bai in Palau
Bais are traditional meeting houses in Palau. The use of symbols communicate stories and legends.
Bai in Palau
Ascidians or sea squirts feed by filtering water taken in through their oral siphon.
Ascidians on coral, Palau
Barracuda at the Blue Corner, Palau
Barracuda in Palau
Butterflyfish (Family Chaetodontidae), such as this species at The Cemetery in Palau, include corallivores, or coral-eaters. This one is eating a solitary mushroom coral (Fungia species).
Butterflyfish eating a mushroom coral, Palau
Small patches of bleached coral at The Cemetery in Palau
Coral bleaching in Palau
Small patches of bleached coral at The Cemetery in Palau
Coral bleaching in Palau
Small patch of bleached coral at a site monitored by the Palau International Coral Reef Center.
Coral bleaching in Palau
Mushrooms corals (Fungia species) are solitary corals. These mushroom and other corals are at The Cemetery, Palau
Corals in Palau
Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) eating coral at a site monitored by the Palau International Coral Reef Center.
Crown of thorns starfish in Palau
Drift diving along a coral wall between the Blue Holes and Blue Corner, Palau.
Diving the Blue Corner, Palau
Feather stars are related to starfish and sea urchins. They filter feed by catching particles from the water column with their extended tentacles.
Feather star on coral at one of the sites…
Feather stars are related to starfish and sea urchins. They filter feed by catching particles from the water column with their extended tentacles.
Feather stars on coral at one of the sites…
Giant clams (Tridacna species), like corals, contain symbiotic dinoflagellates called zooxanthellae. Like corals, clams can also bleach during times of warm water temperatures.
Giant clams in Palau
A grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) at the Blue Corner, Palau.
Grey reef shark, Palau
The harlequin tuskfish (Choerodon fasciatu) at the Cemetery, Palau
Harlequin tuskfish in Palau
Several marine lakes in the Republic of Palau have been cut off from the sea for 10,000-15,000 years. The jellyfish (Mastigias species) in these lakes have evolved to become stingless. The jellyfish also host symbiotic algae which require sunlight to photosynthesize. In order to provide enough light for their algae, the jellyfish migrate across the lakes during the day, following the sun.
Jellyfish Lake, Palau
Several marine lakes in the Republic of Palau have been cut off from the sea for 10,000-15,000 years. The jellyfish (Mastigias species) in these lakes have evolved to become stingless. The jellyfish also host symbiotic algae which require sunlight to photosynthesize. In order to provide enough light for their algae, the jellyfish migrate across the lakes during the day, following the sun.
Jellyfish Lake, Palau
Several marine lakes in the Republic of Palau have been cut off from the sea for 10,000-15,000 years. The jellyfish (Mastigias species) in these lakes have evolved to become stingless. The jellyfish also host symbiotic algae which require sunlight to photosynthesize. In order to provide enough light for their algae, the jellyfish migrate across the lakes during the day, following the sun.
Jellyfish Lake, Palau
Plate coral at the Cemetery, Palau
Plate coral at the Cemetery, Palau
This plate coral was at one of the sites monitored by the Palau International Coral Reef Center
Plate coral in Palau
Soft coral at the Soft Coral Arch, Palau. The arch is formed by a limestone 'bridge' between two of the Rock Islands
Soft coral, Palau
This staghorn coral was at one of the sites monitored by the Palau International Coral Reef Center
Staghorn coral in Palau
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