by CORAL Magazine | Oct 11, 2020 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
PROTULA MAGNIFICAMagnificent Feather Duster or Coco WormThis large serpulid feather-duster has a hard, calcareous tube that can reach about 1 cm in diameter. One characteristic of worms in the genus Protula is that, unlike most serpulids, they lack an operculum to...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | May 24, 2019 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Dangerous Isopod Hitchhikers Are Found In Reef Tanks In a younger world, being a professional invertebrate zoologist, I wanted to learn about the variety of critters hitchhiking into our reef tanks. As a result, for about 10 years, I had online columns where I...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Oct 26, 2018 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
When You Wish Upon a Staur…ozoan What is that stalked animal that has invaded my reef? By Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. Catch a Falling Staur… I have been fortunate in the long and meandering safari that is my life to have spent some time examining and investigating the...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Nov 16, 2017 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
By Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. In the ancient past, about 50 years ago, scientists started to classify potential symbioses in a simple but effective manner. The word “symbiosis” is derived from roots meaning “together” and “living,” so the idea was that if two organisms...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 7, 2017 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
CORAL Magazine’s much-anticipated November/December 2017 issue, SYMBIOSIS, is printed and will soon be delivered to subscribers, local aquarium shops, and select bookstores. On sale November 7th, 2017, at the best marine aquarium retail stores and leading Barnes...
