by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Jun 29, 2014 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
In a very nice, easily understood, short paper , available online here, free of charge, L.Dougherty and collaborators examined the “disco flashing” seen in the edges of the mantle of the bivalve Ctenoides ales [commonly known as the “Electric Flame...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Mar 8, 2014 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Readers of this blog may justifiably exclaim, “OMG!!! – Shimek is posting about a coral reef animal!!! Yikes and Gadzooks, the world may end!!!” Well, not only am I writing about a coral reef animal, but it is also about a common, well-known, and amongst some...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 31, 2014 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine
Landmark new paper says that a sustainable marine aquarium trade may be a key to the future of healthy coral reef areas By Ret Talbot The fate of coral reefs worldwide is now a well-publicized, front-page, six o’clock news crisis. In fact, three marine scientists just...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Oct 24, 2013 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
The common bristle worms seen in aquaria are fireworms. Categorized by scientists as worms in the Family Amphinomidae of the Annelid Class Polychaeta, fireworms are easily recognized by their possession of groups of white defensive bristles located on both sides of...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 21, 2013 | Marine
New study will look at a reported trend of stony corals losing ground to gorgonians on Caribbean reefs A new study investigates why gorgonian corals, which can form a ‘canopy’ over reefs, appear to be proliferating in certain places. BUFFALO, N.Y. — As Earth’s...
