Here are some scenes to show you the spectacular beauty to be found in the Caye Caulker Marine Reserve. Four following images by James Beveridge . A regal queen angelfish swims around the base of a large barrel sponge with two small bluehead wrasses swimming above. Sponges are among the most colourful and interesting creatures at the reef. They are formed as a simple aggregation of individual cells with a central pore.
Water is drawn through the pore to provide the animal with food and oxygen.
They range in size from half an inch to over 6 feet. There are sponges of all colours - grey, brown, red, orange, yellow, greens and violet. Even worms show interesting structures. Shown here is the Christmas tree worm. These worms construct hard tubes to live in.