Coral Id Data Sheet

June 2005

CORAL ID DATA SHEET

Summary: Total number of coral genus observed outside the barrier reef: 31

List by transect dive:

TRANSECT # 1

Date: 3/6/2005 Observer: Sylvia Kowalewsky, Starrlight Augustine Site: Transect 1: Outside Barrier Reef Depth: 7-8 m Time: 14:15-15:20 Location: western side of the Great Astrolabe Reef, leeward side GPS-Coordinates: S 1850.287’ E 17827.805’ to S 1850.282’ E 17827.816’

GENUS SPECIES GROWTH FORM Acantastrea spp. Encrusting Acropora spp. Branching Astreopora spp. Massive Coscinarea spp. Encrusting Cyphastrea spp. Encrusting and massive Diploastrea heliopora Massive Echinopora spp. Encrusting Favia spp. Massive Favites spp. Encrusting Galaxea spp. Cushion-shaped Gardineroseris planulata Massive to encrusting Goniastrea spp. Massive and encrusting Leptoria spp. Rest of massive Leptastrea spp. Massive to encrusting Leptoseris spp. Encrusting with contorted columns Lobophyllia spp. Massive Montastrea spp. Massive Montipora spp. Encrusting and laminar Mycedium spp. Encrusting Oxypora spp. Encrusting Pavona spp. Encrusting Pavona maldivensis Laminar with contorted columns Pocillopora spp. Branching Platygyra spp. Massive and encrusting June 2005

Porites spp. Massive and encrusting Psammocora spp. Massive to encrusting

TRANSECT # 2

Date: 7/6/2005 Observer: Sylvia Kowalewsky, Starrlight Augustine Site: Transect 1: Outside Barrier Reef Depth: 7-8 m Time: 14:15-15:25 Location: western side of the Great Astrolabe Reef, leeward side GPS-Coordinates: S 1850.616’ E 17827.738’ to S 1850.612’ E 17827.750’

GENUS SPECIES GROWTH FORM Acantastrea Spp. Encrusting & cushion-shaped Acropora Spp. Branching & encrusting Alveopora Spp. Masssive Astreopora Spp. Encrusting & massive Cyphastrea Spp. Encrusting & massive Diploastrea Spp. Encrusting to masssive & laminar to massive Echinophyllia Spp. Encrusting Favia Spp. Cushion shaped Favites Spp. Encrusting Fungiidae Spp. Free-living Galaxea Spp. Encrusting & cushion shaped Goniastrea Spp. Encrusting & massive Leptastrea purpurea Encrusting Leptastrea Spp. Encrusting Leptoria Spp. Encrusting Leptoseris Spp. Encrusting Lobophyllia Spp. Massive & solitary Merulina Spp. Encrusting & laminar with contorted columns Montastrea Spp. Massive & enccrusting Montipora Spp. Encrusting Mycedium Spp. Encrusting Oxypora Spp. Encrusting Pavona varians Encrusting Pavona maldivensis Encrusting with contorted columns Pavona Spp. Encrusting Platygyra Spp. Cushion shaped & encrusting June 2005

Pocillopora Spp. Branching Porites Spp. Fingers & massive Psammocora Spp. Encrusting & laminar Pseudosiderastrea Spp. Encrusting