Artichoke Coral
Scolymia cubensis
(1: CoCo View Wall, Roatan)
Boulder Star Coral
Orbicella franksi
(1: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
Close up:
(1: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
Dimpled Sheet Coral
Agaricia grahamae
(1: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 2: CoCo View Wall, Roatan)
This glows under UV light:
(1: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
Elkhorn Coral
Acropora palmata
(1,3,5: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 2: Chimneys, Roatan / 4: First Bight, Roatan / 6: Mary's Place, Roatan / 7: Two Tall Two Small, Roatan)
Fragile Saucer Coral
Agaricia fragilis
This glows under UV:
(1: CoCo View Wall, Roatan)
Great Star Coral
Montastraea cavernosa
(1: First Bight, Roatan / 2: Tulio's Reef, Roatan / 3: Two Tall Two Small, Roatan / 4,6: CoCo View Resort, Roatan / 5: Osman's Reef, Roatan / 7: Pirate's Point, Roatan / 8: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
This fluoresces:
(1-8: CoCo View Resort, Roatan)
Lettuce Coral
Agaricia agaricites
(1: Neverstain Bight, Roatan / 2: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
This fluoresces under UV:
(1,4-6: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 2: CoCo View Wall, Roatan / 3: Prince Albert, Roatan)
Lobed Star Coral
Orbicella annularis
(1: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 2-3: Calvin's Crack, Roatan)
Massive Starlet Coral
Siderastrea siderea
(1: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 2: Forty Foot Point, Roatan)
This glows under blue light:
(1: CoCo View Wall, Roatan)
Mountainous Star Coral
Orbicella faveolata
(1: Pirate's Point, Roatan / 2: Osman's Reef, Roatan / 3-5: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
This fluoresces:
(1: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 2-4: CoCo View Resort, Roatan)
Mustard Hill Coral
Porites astreoides
(1: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
This fluoresces:
(1: CoCo View Resort, Roatan)
Orange Cup Coral
Tubastraea coccinea
(1-2,4: CoCo View Wall, Roatan / 3: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
The coral is closed during the day, and opens at night.
Pillar Coral
Dendrogyra cylindrus
(1: First Bight, Roatan / 2: Iron Coast, Roatan / 3-4,8: Mary's Place, Roatan / 5-6: Pirate's Point, Roatan / 7: Forty Foot Point, Roatan)
If a pillar falls over, new toes of coral will grow up from it:
Close-up of open coral:
(1: La Ventana al Valle, Roatan)
Smooth Flower Coral
Eusmilia fastigiata
(1: Harold's Hotel, Roatan / 2: John's Place, Roatan / 3: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
This fluoresces under UV:
(1: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
Solitary Disc Coral
Scolmia wellsi
(1-2: CoCo View Wall, Roatan / 3: Mr. Bud, Roatan / 4: Neverstain Bight, Roatan / 5: Pirate's Point, Roatan / 6: Two Tall Two Small, Roatan)
These glow under UV:
(1: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
Spiny Flower Coral
Mussa angulosa
(1: CoCo View Resort, Roatan)
This glows under UV:
(1: CoCo View Resort, Roatan)
Staghorn Coral
Acropora cervicornis
(1: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
Sunray Lettuce Coral
Helioseris cucullata
This glows brightly under UV:
(1: Prince Albert, Roatan / 2-3: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 4: CoCo View Resort, Roatan)
Ten-Ray Star Coral
Madracis decactis
(1: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
Thin Leaf Lettuce Coral
Agaricia tenuifolia
(1: Calvin's Crack, Roatan / 2: Osman's Reef, Roatan / 3: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 4: Forty Foot Point, Roatan)
This glows under UV:
(1: Prince Albert, Roatan / 2-3: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
Whitestar Sheet Coral
Agaricia lamarcki
This glows under UV light:
(1-2: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
Yellow Pencil Coral
Madracis auretenra
(1: Sponge Garden, Roatan / 2: First Bight, Roatan / 3,6-7: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 4: French Cay Cut, Roatan / 5: Calvin's Crack, Roatan)
This glows under UV. Compare these images (UV is still on in the second shot, but not as bright as the white light):
(1-2: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
