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Marine Life Identification

Marine LifeMarine Life Identification

Very Large, Indeed: In Praise of Giant Kelp

Taxonomists got it right when they assigned giant kelp its Latin name, Macrocystis pyrifera. It is indeed very large in…
Bonnie J. Cardone
Bonnie J. CardoneMay 14, 2013
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification

Rocks, Rainbows, Scorpions: A Playful Look at the Scorpaenidae Family

Paper covers rock. Scissors cut paper. Rock dulls scissors. You know the game, right? In the California fish version, called…
Bonnie J. Cardone
Bonnie J. CardoneApril 23, 2013
CnidariaMarine LifeMarine Life Identification

Pretty But Poorly Understood Polyps: Sea Anemones

Among the approximately 10,000 species that belong to the phylum Cnidaria (the ‚ "C" is silent), there are at least…
Bonnie J. Cardone
Bonnie J. CardoneMarch 13, 2013
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification

A Worm By Any Other Name — Taking a Look at SoCal Tube Worms

"Worm" has numerous meanings, including: a weak or despicable person; a self-replicating, detrimental computer program; or, the coiled pipe of…
Bonnie J. Cardone
Bonnie J. CardoneJanuary 22, 2013
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification

A Squid Snowstorm

"If they only knew." That was the thought that ran through my mind as I surfaced at 12:40 a.m. on…
Marty Snyderman
Marty SnydermanDecember 20, 2012
CnidariaMarine LifeMarine Life Identification

Gorgonian Corals: Admiring California’s Sea Fans

Gorgonian corals, known as sea fans and also called horny corals, belong to the Phylum Cnidaria (the "C" is silent),…
Bonnie J. Cardone
Bonnie J. CardoneDecember 13, 2012
CrustaceansMarine LifeMarine Life Identification

Blend In or Brawl? Crabs as Misunderstood Crustaceans

Some of the sea creatures I've described for California Diving News are more than a little aggressive. Many crabs, however,…
Bonnie J. Cardone
Bonnie J. CardoneNovember 6, 2012
FishMarine LifeMarine Life Identification

The Secret Lives of SoCal Rockfishes

With more than 100 rockfish species worldwide, about 60 live in the ocean off the SoCal coast. Some are closely…
Bonnie J. Cardone
Bonnie J. CardoneOctober 24, 2012
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification

Marine Life: Bad-Ass ‘Branchs: The Mighty Aeolids

In researching last month's article on dorids, I finally got around to sorting my more than 370 photos of nudibranchs…
Bonnie J. Cardone
Bonnie J. CardoneSeptember 18, 2012
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification

Those Darling Dorids: SoCal Nudies Exposed

Many underwater photographers love nudibranchs and I am not the only one with numerous images of these colorful creatures. We…
Bonnie J. Cardone
Bonnie J. CardoneAugust 8, 2012
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