Wednesday, June 16, 2010

June 15

Bathtub Reef was our focus today. We discovered many species that depend on this reef for habitat. The reef itself is created by thousand upon thousands of worms scientifically known as Phragmatapoma caudata.


These worms collect sand and shell particles to create tubes in which they live. Colonies of the worms live side by side and create "boulders" where many species of fish and invertebrates live.



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