So it’s surprising that this species in the phylum Cnidarians (along with jellyfish, corals, and other sea creatures) contains an ancient blueprint for bilaterians, of which Homo sapiens are a ...

So it’s surprising that this species in the phylum Cnidarians (along with jellyfish, corals, and other sea creatures) contains an ancient blueprint for bilaterians, of which Homo sapiens are a ...

In Brief Published: 16 July 2015 Bacterial evolution An intriguing new bacterial phylum Naomi Attar Nature Reviews Microbiology 13, 459 (2015) Cite this article ...

The Cambrian Explosion is a landmark moment in the history of life on Earth when many of the major groups of animals first ...

INVENTORIES A survey of the Scyphozoa and Cubozoa (Cnidaria, Medusozoa) from the Ceará coast (NE Brazil) Levantamento de Scyphozoa e Cubozoa (Cnidaria, Medusozoa) do litoral do Ceará (NE do Brasil) ...

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

Critter of the Week: The occlupanid – a member of the phylum Plasticae As we have mentioned many times, new species can be found literally at our door step. But who has found a new species in their ...

Abstract Terrestrial runoff is a source of sediments and nutrients to coral reefs. Due to runoff, Brazilian reefs are typically turbid, and have coral species that are naturally turbidity-resistant.