Hydroids, a diverse group within the phylum Cnidaria, exhibit remarkable morphological and genetic variation that has long challenged traditional taxonomic frameworks. Recent advances in molecular ...

Man O' War washed up on Wilmington-area beaches, prompting purple flags and warnings. Here's what you need to know about ...

Solanderia Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846, which is commonly known as the tree hydroid or sea fan hydroid, is a genus of athecate hydrozoan.

Aotearoa New Zealand’s marine biodiversity checklist has been updated, representing an increase of 3,630 known living species since the turn of the century. The Marine Biota of Aotearoa New Zealand ...

Their vibrant colors serve as warning signals to potential predators, advertising their toxic or distasteful nature. Most fascinating is their ability to incorporate defensive compounds from their ...

Scientists discovered that the brainless sea anemone build their bodies with a technique common in bilaterians... which is what humans are.

One major division of the kingdom Animalia is Cnidarians (animals built around a central point) and bilaterians (animals with bilateral symmetry), which includes us humans. A new study found that ...

In contrast, cnidarians, such as jellyfish and sea anemones, are traditionally described as radially symmetric, and indeed jellyfish are.

Support marine biodiversity research by choosing the name of a newly discovered species Every year, Scripps Benthic Invertebrate Collection Curator Greg Rouse and collaborators discover new species of ...

ON Thursday last, June 10, Mr. Sowerby, the secretary of the Botanical Society of London, observed in the tank in the water-lily house in Regent's Park a peculiar organism, of which he was kind ...

The Navy has been pushing to give its submarines new ways to hunt and gather intelligence with drones sent out and retrieved via torpedo tube.