Silversides schooling in July Snorkeler on surface with son Alec waving.
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Cayman Islands have colorful marine life in its shallow water reefs. The West side of the island is shaped where there is calm seas as if ready to water ski. The barrier reef is protected since the late 1980's where marine life has furished. Any tour will result in great sightings of reef fish, sting rays, lobsters, and even an occasional turtle. Our guides will point out different marine life from one inch Christmas Tree Worms and Sea Anemones, to the spectacular colors of Angelfish.

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Reef Identification: Grand Cayman Reefs 

   

Phylum Coelenterata - Hydroids, Jellyfish,
Sea Anemones, Sea Fans & Coral

Stinging or Fire Coral - ( Class Hydrozoa)
Millepora atcicornis(Linnaeus)
Found in 20 to 80 feet.
The colonies of this Order Milleporina form heavy calcarous skeletons much resembling corals, with which they were long classified.

There are several species of Millepora in our area, all difficult to identify. The colonies may incrust alcyonarian skeltons or form upright, thick, ruffled sheets or small branches. When alive the colony is brown to light creamy yellow with white tips. The surface is smooth, covered with minute pores within which the polyps live. Contact with a live colony may cause severe burning sensations due to toxins injected by the nematocysts. Fire corals are found on coral reefs throughout the West Indies.
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