418
WORLD ATLAS OF CORAL REEFS
Palawan. Philippines 283, 285.
288
Palawan Passage, Philippines
285
Palawan UNESCO Biosphere
Reserve, Philippines 285, 286
PalJnura 35, 36
Palk Bay. Sri Lanka 2U
Palk Strait, India/Sn Lanka 2U,
218
Palm Beach, Florida 96
Palm Islands, Queensland 312,
313,317
Palmerston Atoll. Cook Islands
381,383
Palmerston Lagoon HR. Cook
Islands 383. 38^
Palmyra Atoll. USA/Kiribati 364.
39A. 396, 397
Paioia siciUensis 49
Palolo Deep Marine R. Samoa
375, 376
palolo worm 49
Palu, Indonesia 273
Pamban Island, Gulf of Mannar
2U, 215
Panama 93. 125-9
Panama Canal 57, 61. 126. 127.
128
Panama City, Panama 126
Pananjung Pangandaran NR,
Indonesia 268. 280
Panay, Philippines 281, 285
Panay Gulf, Philippines 285
Pandora Passage, Great Barrier
Reef 311
Pangaimotu Reef R, Tonga 378,
380
Pangani, Tanzania 187
Pangani River. Tanzania 187
Pangavini MR. Tanzania 187,
189
Panglao Island-Balicasag Area
MR/TZ. Philippines 285, 286
Panguana mine, Papua New
Guinea 328
PanulJrus spp, 35
PanuiJrus argus 119, 136
Papeete. Tahiti. Society Islands
388
Papua. Gulf of, see Gulf of
Papua
Papua New Guinea 47. 274. 301
308.313,323.325-9
biodiversity 328-9
protected areas 329
see also Torres Strait
Papuan Barrier Reef. Papua
New Guinea 326, 327
Papuans 323
Paracel Islands. South China
Sea 287, 288
Parcel del Abrolhos. Brazil 172
Parcel Manoel Luis SMP. Brazil
175
Parepare. Indonesia 273
Pana, Gulf see Gulf of Paria
Parque Esladual Marinho do
Parcel Manoel Luis, Ramsar
Site, Brazil 175
Parque NacionalJeanette
Kawas, NP/Ramsar Site,
Honduras 123, 124
Parque Submarmo La Caleta
NP, Dominican Republic 151,
152
parrotfish 42, 155
bump-headed 345
stoplight 99
Passage Patteson, Vanuatu 339
Passe de Longogon SFiR,
Mayotte 198. 199
Pati Point NA. Guam 350. 353
Pati-Pati GR, Indonesia 273. 280
Pavona clavus 128
Pavona spp. 1 13
peacock grouper 369
peacock mantis shrimp 36
peanut worms 35
Pearl Cays, Nicaragua 122. 123
pearl culture 52, 53, 386,389
Pearl and Hermes Atoll.
Hawaiian Islands 393, 396
Pedro Bank. Jamaica 138. 139
Pedro Cays, Jamaica 138. 139
Pedum spondyloideum 38
Pelee. mountain, Martinique
163
Peleng Island, Indonesia 273,
276
Pelican Cays Land and Sea NP,
Bahamas 104. 105
Pelinaion and Rita Zovetto PA,
Bermuda 100, 102
Pelong Rocks. Brunei
Darussalam 270
Pemba, Mozambique 190
Pemba Channel, Tanzania 186,
187
Pemba Island. Tanzania 182.
186. 187. 188
Pen-Hu [Pescadores] Islands,
Taiwan 293. 294
Penaeidea 36
Penaeus spp 136
penguins 321
Peninsula de Guanahacabibes
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Cuba 134, 137
Pennatulacea 33
Penrhyn, Cook Islands 381. 382
Pentecote Island, Vanuatu 339
Percy Islands. Queensland 314.
315
Perle. Mauritius 206. 207
Peros Banhos, British Indian
Ocean Territory 226. 227
Perth. Australia 306, 307
Peru Coastal Current 133
Peru Oceanic Current 133
Pescadores Islands see Pen-Hu
Islands, Taiwan
Peter Island BS, British Virgin
Islands 154. 157
Peterson Cay NP. Bahamas
104. 105
Petite-Terre NR, Guadeloupe
159, 166
Petrie Reef, New Caledonia
334, 335
Phangnga, Thailand 262
pharmaceuticals 54
Philippine Sea 282, 285
PhllippmesSO, 70. 282-6
Philippines Trench 281
Phillipines tectonic plate 300.
348, 351
Phnom Penh. Cambodia 288
Phoenix Islands. Kiribati 363.
364, 365
phosphate mining 364. 367
Phu Quoc Island. Vietnam 288.
289
Phuket. Thailand 261-3. 262
Phyaeophyta 30
Phyllangia amencana 175
Physaiia spp. 32
Pigeon Island ETC. St, Lucia
160. 167
Pigeon Islets. Guadeloupe 159,
162
Pikelot, Federated States of
Micronesia 355
Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba
134. 136
Pinatubo mountain, Philippines
283
Pinctada margaritifera 52
Pmgelap. Federated States of
Micronesia 356
Pinjam/Tanjung Mantop GR.
Indonesia 273. 280
pink anemonefish 287
Pirung WMA. Papua New
Guinea 326. 329
Pitcairn, Pitcairn Islands 389.
390
Pitcairn Islands. Pacific Ocean
389-91
Pitt Bank, British Indian Ocean
Territory 226, 227
Placencia, Belize 117, 118
Plantagenet Bank 101
Piatax orbicularis 352
platform reefs 17
Platte Island. Seychelles 200.
202
Platyhelminthes 35
Playa del Carmen, Mexico 114.
115
Piectorhinchus orientalis 41
Piectropomus leopardus 304
Pleistocene extinctions 259
Plexaura flexuosa 135
Plexaura homomalla 135
Plexaura spp. 168
Pliocene/Pleistocene
glaciations 93
Poblacion MuMR, Philippines
285, 286
Pocillopora damicornis 128. 250
Pocdlopora effusus 110
Pocillopora elegans 128
Pocillopora spp. 113, 128, 132.
249. 386, 389
Pocklington Reef. Papua New
Guinea 326
Poe SpR, New Caledonia 335.
337
Pohnpei, Federated States of
Micronesia 354, 356, 358, 359
Pointe de Bretagne-Pointe de
lEtang Sale FiR, Reunion 209
Pointe Kuendu SpR. New
Caledonia 335. 337
Pointe Rouge LtCA, Martinique
160. 167
Polhena Reef. Sri Lanka 218
Polillo Islands. Philippines 282.
283
pollution 24. 28. 57. 69, see also
oil pollution
PoloTayabas MuMR,
Philippines 285. 286
Polychaeta 35. 49
Polycladida 35
Polynesia 369, 370
US minor outlying islands
394. 397 see also individual
islands/countries
Polynesian voyages 301
Polyplacophora 37
Pomacanthidae 41
Pomacanthus arcuatus 155
Pomacanthus sexstriatus 348
Pomacentridae 28. 41. 42
Pompey Complex. Great Barrier
Reef 313-14. 315
porcelain crabs 36
Pontes spp. 113, 117, 175,250,
259, 386
Pontes arnaudi 389
Pontes asteroides 150
Pontes heronensis 320
Pontes lichen 113, 327
Pontes lobata]]3. 126. 128, 129
Pontes panamensis 1 13
Pontes pontes 125, 128, 130,
150. 168
Pontes sverdrupi 113
Porolithon 29
Port Antonio. Jamaica 138
Port Dickson, Malaysia 266, 267
Port Hedland. Western
Australia 306
Port Honduras. Belize 118
Port Honduras MR, Belize 118.
120
Port Launay MNP. Seychelles
201,204
WORLD ATLAS OF CORAL REEFS
Palawan. Philippines 283, 285.
288
Palawan Passage, Philippines
285
Palawan UNESCO Biosphere
Reserve, Philippines 285, 286
PalJnura 35, 36
Palk Bay. Sri Lanka 2U
Palk Strait, India/Sn Lanka 2U,
218
Palm Beach, Florida 96
Palm Islands, Queensland 312,
313,317
Palmerston Atoll. Cook Islands
381,383
Palmerston Lagoon HR. Cook
Islands 383. 38^
Palmyra Atoll. USA/Kiribati 364.
39A. 396, 397
Paioia siciUensis 49
Palolo Deep Marine R. Samoa
375, 376
palolo worm 49
Palu, Indonesia 273
Pamban Island, Gulf of Mannar
2U, 215
Panama 93. 125-9
Panama Canal 57, 61. 126. 127.
128
Panama City, Panama 126
Pananjung Pangandaran NR,
Indonesia 268. 280
Panay, Philippines 281, 285
Panay Gulf, Philippines 285
Pandora Passage, Great Barrier
Reef 311
Pangaimotu Reef R, Tonga 378,
380
Pangani, Tanzania 187
Pangani River. Tanzania 187
Pangavini MR. Tanzania 187,
189
Panglao Island-Balicasag Area
MR/TZ. Philippines 285, 286
Panguana mine, Papua New
Guinea 328
PanulJrus spp, 35
PanuiJrus argus 119, 136
Papeete. Tahiti. Society Islands
388
Papua. Gulf of, see Gulf of
Papua
Papua New Guinea 47. 274. 301
308.313,323.325-9
biodiversity 328-9
protected areas 329
see also Torres Strait
Papuan Barrier Reef. Papua
New Guinea 326, 327
Papuans 323
Paracel Islands. South China
Sea 287, 288
Parcel del Abrolhos. Brazil 172
Parcel Manoel Luis SMP. Brazil
175
Parepare. Indonesia 273
Pana, Gulf see Gulf of Paria
Parque Esladual Marinho do
Parcel Manoel Luis, Ramsar
Site, Brazil 175
Parque NacionalJeanette
Kawas, NP/Ramsar Site,
Honduras 123, 124
Parque Submarmo La Caleta
NP, Dominican Republic 151,
152
parrotfish 42, 155
bump-headed 345
stoplight 99
Passage Patteson, Vanuatu 339
Passe de Longogon SFiR,
Mayotte 198. 199
Pati Point NA. Guam 350. 353
Pati-Pati GR, Indonesia 273. 280
Pavona clavus 128
Pavona spp. 1 13
peacock grouper 369
peacock mantis shrimp 36
peanut worms 35
Pearl Cays, Nicaragua 122. 123
pearl culture 52, 53, 386,389
Pearl and Hermes Atoll.
Hawaiian Islands 393, 396
Pedro Bank. Jamaica 138. 139
Pedro Cays, Jamaica 138. 139
Pedum spondyloideum 38
Pelee. mountain, Martinique
163
Peleng Island, Indonesia 273,
276
Pelican Cays Land and Sea NP,
Bahamas 104. 105
Pelinaion and Rita Zovetto PA,
Bermuda 100, 102
Pelong Rocks. Brunei
Darussalam 270
Pemba, Mozambique 190
Pemba Channel, Tanzania 186,
187
Pemba Island. Tanzania 182.
186. 187. 188
Pen-Hu [Pescadores] Islands,
Taiwan 293. 294
Penaeidea 36
Penaeus spp 136
penguins 321
Peninsula de Guanahacabibes
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Cuba 134, 137
Pennatulacea 33
Penrhyn, Cook Islands 381. 382
Pentecote Island, Vanuatu 339
Percy Islands. Queensland 314.
315
Perle. Mauritius 206. 207
Peros Banhos, British Indian
Ocean Territory 226. 227
Perth. Australia 306, 307
Peru Coastal Current 133
Peru Oceanic Current 133
Pescadores Islands see Pen-Hu
Islands, Taiwan
Peter Island BS, British Virgin
Islands 154. 157
Peterson Cay NP. Bahamas
104. 105
Petite-Terre NR, Guadeloupe
159, 166
Petrie Reef, New Caledonia
334, 335
Phangnga, Thailand 262
pharmaceuticals 54
Philippine Sea 282, 285
PhllippmesSO, 70. 282-6
Philippines Trench 281
Phillipines tectonic plate 300.
348, 351
Phnom Penh. Cambodia 288
Phoenix Islands. Kiribati 363.
364, 365
phosphate mining 364. 367
Phu Quoc Island. Vietnam 288.
289
Phuket. Thailand 261-3. 262
Phyaeophyta 30
Phyllangia amencana 175
Physaiia spp. 32
Pigeon Island ETC. St, Lucia
160. 167
Pigeon Islets. Guadeloupe 159,
162
Pikelot, Federated States of
Micronesia 355
Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba
134. 136
Pinatubo mountain, Philippines
283
Pinctada margaritifera 52
Pmgelap. Federated States of
Micronesia 356
Pinjam/Tanjung Mantop GR.
Indonesia 273. 280
pink anemonefish 287
Pirung WMA. Papua New
Guinea 326. 329
Pitcairn, Pitcairn Islands 389.
390
Pitcairn Islands. Pacific Ocean
389-91
Pitt Bank, British Indian Ocean
Territory 226, 227
Placencia, Belize 117, 118
Plantagenet Bank 101
Piatax orbicularis 352
platform reefs 17
Platte Island. Seychelles 200.
202
Platyhelminthes 35
Playa del Carmen, Mexico 114.
115
Piectorhinchus orientalis 41
Piectropomus leopardus 304
Pleistocene extinctions 259
Plexaura flexuosa 135
Plexaura homomalla 135
Plexaura spp. 168
Pliocene/Pleistocene
glaciations 93
Poblacion MuMR, Philippines
285, 286
Pocillopora damicornis 128. 250
Pocdlopora effusus 110
Pocillopora elegans 128
Pocillopora spp. 113, 128, 132.
249. 386, 389
Pocklington Reef. Papua New
Guinea 326
Poe SpR, New Caledonia 335.
337
Pohnpei, Federated States of
Micronesia 354, 356, 358, 359
Pointe de Bretagne-Pointe de
lEtang Sale FiR, Reunion 209
Pointe Kuendu SpR. New
Caledonia 335. 337
Pointe Rouge LtCA, Martinique
160. 167
Polhena Reef. Sri Lanka 218
Polillo Islands. Philippines 282.
283
pollution 24. 28. 57. 69, see also
oil pollution
PoloTayabas MuMR,
Philippines 285. 286
Polychaeta 35. 49
Polycladida 35
Polynesia 369, 370
US minor outlying islands
394. 397 see also individual
islands/countries
Polynesian voyages 301
Polyplacophora 37
Pomacanthidae 41
Pomacanthus arcuatus 155
Pomacanthus sexstriatus 348
Pomacentridae 28. 41. 42
Pompey Complex. Great Barrier
Reef 313-14. 315
porcelain crabs 36
Pontes spp. 113, 117, 175,250,
259, 386
Pontes arnaudi 389
Pontes asteroides 150
Pontes heronensis 320
Pontes lichen 113, 327
Pontes lobata]]3. 126. 128, 129
Pontes panamensis 1 13
Pontes pontes 125, 128, 130,
150. 168
Pontes sverdrupi 113
Porolithon 29
Port Antonio. Jamaica 138
Port Dickson, Malaysia 266, 267
Port Hedland. Western
Australia 306
Port Honduras. Belize 118
Port Honduras MR, Belize 118.
120
Port Launay MNP. Seychelles
201,204