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April 30, 2008
Category: Coral
People eat sea anemones and jellyfish, but they would have to be seriously, deliriously, Castaway hungry to eat a coral. Or else corals would have been gone long ago. But, ... this does NOT mean coral is without natural enemies.
Posted by Peter Etnoyer at 8:01 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Coral
A deep-sea coral was collected at ~700m in the north-west Hawaiin islands. Back in lab, the lights were turned off and the scientists were excited to see how brightly the coral bioluminesced. Coral samples were collected by Hawaii Undersea...
Posted by CR McClain at 2:33 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Coral
The coelenterates, corals and their relatives, are very ancient, and in fact may be the oldest metazoans. Proterozoic burrows preserved in the Mackenzie Mountains of Northwest Canada were probably made by animals resembling cerianthid anemones, and are about one billion years old.
Posted by Peter Etnoyer at 7:15 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
April 29, 2008
Category: Carnivals & Link Love
Just a friendly reminder that Deep Sea News will play host to the Circus of the Spineless this month. Due to the excitement here at Coral Week, I will be posting the Circus on Saturday. Please get your submissions to...
Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 8:26 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Deep Sea Music
Reef City is sung to Sin City by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, a favorite song (and artists) of mine. Deep and shallow reefs alike under a multifaceted threat, but we'll not let them go down without fists wailing!...
Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 8:08 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Coral
One of the challenges of deep coral research is convincing people that deep corals form habitat for other animals, animals of particular concern, like fish or crabs, or endangered species like the Hawaiian Monk Seal. Precious coral beds with...
Posted by Peter Etnoyer at 2:16 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Coral
Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia arborea) never looked so... cuddly. It's amazing. Who would believe someone could knit a sea fan and do it so well? Ecology Action Center in Halifax brings a unique perspective to the deep coral movement. They...
Posted by Peter Etnoyer at 1:15 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conservation & Environment
Worldwide, corals generate $9.6 billion per year in money...
Posted by CR McClain at 10:27 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Coral
Cephalopodcast points to the Florida Center for Instructional Technology website that has several beautiful illustrations for education use. Preeetttttyyyy....
Posted by CR McClain at 9:12 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Coral
This is the second in a series of five referenced articles about shared characteristics between deep and shallow water corals Special guest post by Christina A. Kellogg Just as humans have beneficial bacteria living on our skin and in our...
Posted by Peter Etnoyer at 6:38 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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