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Whitsunday Islands Dive Site Alcyonaria Point
Alcyonacea is another name for soft corals or corals that do not form calcium carbonate skeletons. Alcyonacea contain minute, spiny skeletal elements called sclerites. Scelerites useful in species identification and give these corals some degree of support. Their flesh has a spiky, grainy texture that deters predators. Acyonaria Point, being protected from the prevailing south easterly weather, abounds in soft corals that are not generally seen on the exposed outer reef.
Alcyonaria Point is located on the northern end of Hook Island very close to Hayman Island in the Whitsunday Islands.
