There was also a large sign facing the other way when we landed which we didn't give much thought to. There seemed to be a strange static in the air with long hair literally standing on ends but we more or less dismissed it. Some of the others were hearing strange humming noises too but again it was shrugged off.
Until I went to take a closer look at the sign later and noticed the three words on the last row. Probably explains the strip of barren sand cutting right through the terumbu.
Large colonies of zoantharia.
Other types of zoanthids.
Corallimorpharia.
Stichodactyla gigantea.
Phymanthus sp..
Edwardsiidae.
Heteractis magnifica.
Halichondria cartilaginea? Quite commonly found on this terumbu.
Acanthozoon sp..
Jorunna funebris on Neopetrosia sponge.
Bornella sp..
Glossodoris atromarginata.
Chay Hoon found this Phyllidiella pustulosa.
Many onch slugs (Onchidae) could be found on the rocks.
Moon snail (Polinices sp.).
Pugilina cochlidium laying eggs.
I was quite happy to have found another giant clam (Tridacna crocea) for Mei Lin.
Pretty clam which Chay Hoon identified as a Strawberry cockle (Fragum unedo).
Octopus.
Thalamita sp..
Finally got a photo of a Pilumnidae holding on to some seaweed.
Actinopyga lecanora, the only echinoderm I saw.
Fanworms.
Decided to take a look at Bukom midway through the trip and saw this enormous mushroom cloud formed by all the emissions. I certainly hope it is just steam or something equally harmless.
Large colonies of leathery coral (Alcyoniidae).
Psammocora?
Large colonies of boulder Faviidae.
Fungiidae. There were a couple, quite large, about 30 cm long.
Mussidae.
Goniopora sp..
Large patch of Heliopora.
Bleached Anthozoa :
Alcyoniidae.
Psammocora sp.?
Faviidae.
Euphyllia next to some healthy zoanthids.
Acropora sp..
Most of the Phymanthus I saw were healthy although some were also bleached.
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