PHU QUOC CORAL OBSERVATION
Genus Stichodactyla Anemone – Phu Quoc Coral Observation
Genus Stichodactyla Anemone – Phu Quoc Coral Observation Diving – Snorkeling Sites: Shallow Reef – Coral Kingdom (North Phu Quoc) Note: No touching corals and pay attention to your fins (especially in the shallow waters) as some experienced divers can also damage corals by accident with their fin
Brain Coral – Phu Quoc Coral Observation
Brain coral has a scientific name is Diploria labyrinthiformis. They are called brain coral because their form like a brain. Brain coral is a genus of large polyp stony corals, it is in phylum Faviidae and lives in shallow water. When they grow up, their height can be 1.8 m. A thing you may not...[Read More]
Honeycomb Coral (Diploastrea Heliopora) – Phu Quoc Coral Observation
Honeycomb coral or Diploastrea Heliopora is a species of hard coral in the family Diploastreidae. It is the only extant species in its genus. This species can form massive dome-shaped colonies of great size.
Genus Sarcophyton Coral/Toadstool Leather Coral – Phu Quoc Coral Observation
Sarcophyton glaucum, also known as toadstool leather coral or Fiji leather coral, is a common species of soft coral found in Phu Quoc Island, especially at Northeast Coral Reef, U-Turn, Shallow Reef and Half-moon Reef. Toadstool corals resemble or form like a bowl with wrinkles at the mouth, coral has small tentacles that move with...[Read More]
Acropora Hyacinthus Coral – Phu Quoc Coral Observation
Acropora Hyacinthus Coral – A near threatened coral species in Phu Quoc (IUCN RedList) Diving & Snorkeling sites: Crystal Reef – U-Turn – Half-moon Reef – Shallow Reef – 4-season Reef – Table Coral Kingdom (North Phu Quoc)
Genus Sinularia Coral – Phu Quoc Coral Observation
Genus Sinularia is one of the soft-coral species found in Phu Quoc Island Diving & Snorkeling sites:U-Turn – Half-moon Reef
Porites Lutea Coral or Hump Coral – A Genus of Stony Coral: I am an alive Coral but not a dead Rock
Healthy coral Colony at the Coral Jungle Reef, Phu Quoc Island, VietnamA lot of people are confused about this coral and they don’t mind standing on them, in this post, the OnBird team will be sharing with you amazing information about this massive coral, and why it is important and called “reef builders”. There are...[Read More]
5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PHU QUOC U-TURN – TOP SNORKELING & SCUBA DIVING SITE
Phu Quoc U-Turn is afar coral reef located 16 km in the south of Phu Quoc Island, this is a large coral reef and suitable and safety coral reef for scuba diving. (Read more about other coral reefs as well as snorkeling & scuba diving spots in Phu Quoc Island). 1. Geography –...[Read More]
#SAVEPHUQUOC- THE MARINE PROTECTED AREA OF PHU QUOC
The Phu Quoc marine protected area (MPA), part of the Phu Quoc National Park, is located in the waters of the Phu Quoc island district. It was established in 2007 and is among 11 marine protected areas in Vietnam at present. There have been major tasks of conserving nature and serving tourism development which help...[Read More]
Phu Quoc Sinularia Levi Coral Covered Cliff – Phu Quoc Coral Reefs – Phu Quoc Guide
Phu Quoc Sinularia Levi Coral Covered Cliff – Sinularia Levi Coral also known as finger leather coral – a soft coral species. Lying at the depth of 5 meters in at Phu Quoc Half-moon Reef which is one of the best snorkeling sites in the An Thoi Archipelago – the South sea of...[Read More]
