Phallus In Wonderland
Now, that’s all well and good, but I was wondering, while I looked at various of the animals illustrating some of these critters, about the base appearance of some of these critters and their names, both scientific and common. The enteropneusts or acorn worms are so...
Stony Coral Fluorescence as a Measure of Health
A new study by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego scientists has revealed that fluorescence, the dazzling but poorly understood glow produced by many corals, can be an effective tool for gauging their health. The researchers suggest that measuring the...
Featured CORAL Video: Moray Eels of the Andaman Islands
Moray Eels. Part 7 of the DVD, “Reef Life of the Andaman,” available at http://www.bubblevision.com/marine-li… or view the whole 2-hour video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ncUVd… This video features 11 species of moray eel from the Mergui...
Bearly Invertebrates
One of the more unlikely places to find a nice image of one of my favorite types of invertebrates is the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). Normally, these images are of beautiful or interesting astronomical objects or spacecraft or terrestrial images somehow...
On the Night Reef: New Benefit Shown for Anemones Hosting Clownfish
CLOWNFISH SUPPLEMENT ANEMONE OXYGEN BY FANNING AT NIGHT The symbiotic relationship between anemonefishes and their host sea anemones has long been studied, but now researchers have found an apparent new benefit to the invertebrate partner. Fending off peckish anemone...
Free CORAL Newsletter
Join our email list to get the latest on new species, aquatic news and brilliant images chosen by our editors.
Thank you! You have successfully subscribed to the CORAL Magazine e-newsletter.
