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.
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Bioluminescenct 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…
View More Bioluminescenct CoralDeep corals are old as the hills, archives of climate change
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.
View More Deep corals are old as the hills, archives of climate changeCoral Week Deep Sea Ditty – Reef City
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…
View More Coral Week Deep Sea Ditty – Reef CityMonk seals dig deep-corals, so we should, too
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…
View More Monk seals dig deep-corals, so we should, tooStitchin’ Fish is knittin’ 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…
View More Stitchin’ Fish is knittin’ coralStitchin' Fish is knittin' 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…
View More Stitchin' Fish is knittin' coralYou Should Love Corals Because
Worldwide, corals generate $9.6 billion per year in money
View More You Should Love Corals BecauseCoral Woodcuts and Engravings
Cephalopodcast points to the Florida Center for Instructional Technology website that has several beautiful illustrations for education use. Preeetttttyyyy.
View More Coral Woodcuts and EngravingsDeep-sea corals have complex microbial assemblages, just like shallow corals
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…
View More Deep-sea corals have complex microbial assemblages, just like shallow corals