By Kevin Zelnio, on  October 27th, 2010 Evolution, New Research, New Species, Organisms, Paleobiology Anatomy, Anemone, Anthozoa, Best of Zelnio, Cambrian, China, Cnidaria, Eolympia pediculata, fossil, Hexacorallia, Mesentery, Microfossil, plos one Continuing its trend as one of the top destinations for out-of-this-world fossil finds, China is yielding yet another piece to the evolutionary jigsaw puzzle. In a recent PLoS One article, Han and colleagues report the findings of a new squishy sea anemone from the Lower Cambrian. The new find lends support to genetic data . . . → Read More: New Fossil Anemone Reveals Innard Secrets
By Peter Etnoyer, on  May 2nd, 2008 Coral, Organisms Anthozoa, Catshark, Coral, Fish Nursery, gorgonian, Habitat, Lophelia, Niche, Octocoral, Oculina, Plumarella, Primnoa, Rockfish, Scleractinia The biodiversity of Lophelia pertusa bioherms in the North Atlantic rivals the diversity of a shallow water tropical reef. More than 800 associated species have been documented in association. . . . → Read More: Deep-corals provide habitat for numerous associated species
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