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.
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Monk 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…
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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…
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Worldwide, corals generate $9.6 billion per year in money
View More You Should Love Corals BecauseGlobal hotspots of deep coral diversity
One of the central questions in marine biogeography asks “why are there more species of fish and coral in the Indo-Pacific than anywhere else in the world?”
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