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Other common species of hard coral found on the Florida Reef include Ivory Bush Coral (Oculina diffusa), which is the dominant coral in the patch reefs along the Florida coast north of the Florida Keys, staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), lettuce coral (Agaricia agaricites), grooved brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis), boulder star coral ...
Sombrero Key [1] is a coral reef in the Florida Reef. It lies to the south of Vaca Key. The reef lies within the Sombrero Key Sanctuary Preservation Area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. [2] The Spanish called the reef Cayo Sombrero. As part of the reef was above water at low tide, it was also called "Dry Bank". [3]
U.S. Highway 1, the "Overseas Highway", runs over most of the inhabited islands of the Florida Keys. The islands are listed in order from southwest to north. Mile markers are listed for keys that the Overseas Highway runs across or near: [24] Dry Tortugas; Loggerhead Key; Marquesas Keys; Sunset Key; Wisteria Island; Key West (MM 0–4) Fleming Key
Looe Key is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the south of Big Pine Key. This reef is within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA). Part of Looe Key is designated as "Research Only," an area which protects some of the patch reefs landward of the main reef.
Bamboo Key is a small, tree-covered coral island located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. External links. SatelliteViews.net; References. NOAA ...
The gulf is also home to some of the oldest creatures on earth: black corals. They have been found at over 2,000 years old, according to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council . Black ...
Record hot seawater killed more than three-quarters of human-cultivated coral that scientists had placed in the Florida Keys in recent years in an effort to prop up a threatened species that’s ...
Hen and Chickens is a shallow coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. For a while in the 20th century it was marked by the Hen and Chickens Shoal Light. It lies to the southeast of Plantation Key. This reef lies within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA).