KNOW YOUR CORALS! Bermuda Edition Truth be told, fire corals (Millepora alcicornis) are not really a coral at all. They contain nematocysts, or stinging cells, that burn like all get out if you even just brush against one. Luckily fire corals are distinguishable by the branching arms and visible little hairs growing from their “fingers.” Unluckily (for divers), they are abundant in Bermuda reefs at depths of up to 40 meters.

KNOW YOUR CORALS! Bermuda Edition

Truth be told, fire corals (Millepora alcicornis) are not really a coral at all. They contain nematocysts, or stinging cells, that burn like all get out if you even just brush against one. Luckily fire corals are distinguishable by the branching arms and visible little hairs growing from their “fingers.” Unluckily (for divers), they are abundant in Bermuda reefs at depths of up to 40 meters.

  1. 26th September 2011
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    3. #Bermuda #coral #identification #Hydrozoa #fire coral #sting #rash
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