Philippines Stamps Marine Life

Republic of the Philippines - Stamps & Postal History

RP Issues of 2010

2010, April 21. Philippine Marine Biodiversity - Definitives

Litho Offset. Amstar Company, Inc. Perf. 13.5

Singles, Sheets of 100 (10 x 10)







     8p - Harlequin Shrimp - Singles (350,000)

   20p - Blue Sea Squirts - Singles (750,000)

Designer:  Darwin A. Marfil

Graphic Artist: Jiomer E. Dacaymat

Design Coordinators: Victorino Z. Serevo; Elenita D.L. San Diego

Source: Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific by Dr. Terence Gosliner

First Day Covers: Manila

The Philippines forms an ocean region that has long been recognized as the world’s center of marine biodiversity. With the Malay archipelago, Papua New Guinea and Australia, the country forms the ‘Coral Triangle,’ so-called because of the abundance of its coral reef life. Some 400-500 species in 90 genera of reef-forming corals are believed to exist in this region. Sulu-Sulawesi Sea, a 900,000-square-kilometer marine eco-region that lies at the apex of the Coral Triangle (70% in the Philippines, 20% Indonesia, 10% Malaysia), is home to some 2,500 species of fish. The Philippine center of diversity was found to have the highest species richness for all distributions combined as well as when shore fish distributions were treated separately.

8p Harlequin shrimp are some of the most unusual of all of the ornamental marine shrimp. The ornate markings, vivid coloration and odd shaped claws make them desirable to many hobbyists but there is a catch to keeping these striking shrimp. They only eat the legs and suction cup feet of starfish!

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