They say that, despite their distinction as one of Earth’s oldest lifeforms and the "key" role they play in sustaining coral reef ecosystems, marine sponges are vastly understudied. Kāne’ohe Bay, ...

Many sea sponges, like anemones ... scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), closely resembles the reef's rocky, algae- and coral-encrusted bottom, where it lies in wait for crustaceans and ...

Despite their distinction as one of Earth's oldest lifeforms and the key role they play in sustaining coral reef ecosystems, marine sponges are vastly understudied. Kāne'ohe Bay, where HIMB is ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems ... Corals provide the substrate for sessile organisms to attach, including algae, sponges, and non-reef building corals (e.g., fire corals ...

sponges and serpulid tube worms. Sheltering everything from microscopic food to fish for turtles, it was a whole ecosystem in itself.' The giant Turbinaria coral going into Hintze Hall has been in the ...

Coral reef cities never sleep ... These dolphins play by balancing corals and sponges on their nose and in doing so build important life skills. Every reef has a sharply defined boundary.

sea urchins and sponges. Corals are found in all of Earth's oceans, from tropical to freezing temperatures, however they only build coral reefs in warm, shallow seas in the tropics. Among the biggest ...

Read about different competitive relationships on the reef. The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops ... which deters predators. Sea sponges and other sessile (anchored) organisms compete fiercely with ...

John "Charlie" Veron -- widely known as "The Godfather of Coral" -- is a renowned reef expert who has personally discovered nearly a quarter of the world's coral species and has spent the past 45 ...

CORAL REEF From the deck of a skiff on the surface ... sea grapes, coralline algae, sponges. Taking refuge everywhere in the alleys of the coral city, or countersunk in holes drilled in the ...

He captured the Great Barrier Reef during its latest—and most devastating—mass die-off, and documented how coral off the coast of Belize had partially recovered thanks to a no-fishing zone.