Taxonomists got it right when they assigned giant kelp its Latin name, Macrocystis pyrifera. It is indeed very large in…
Bonnie J. CardoneMay 14, 2013
Among the approximately 10,000 species that belong to the phylum Cnidaria (the ‚ "C" is silent), there are at least…
Bonnie J. CardoneMarch 13, 2013
"Worm" has numerous meanings, including: a weak or despicable person; a self-replicating, detrimental computer program; or, the coiled pipe of…
Bonnie J. CardoneJanuary 22, 2013
"If they only knew." That was the thought that ran through my mind as I surfaced at 12:40 a.m. on…
Marty SnydermanDecember 20, 2012
Gorgonian corals, known as sea fans and also called horny corals, belong to the Phylum Cnidaria (the "C" is silent),…
Bonnie J. CardoneDecember 13, 2012
Some of the sea creatures I've described for California Diving News are more than a little aggressive. Many crabs, however,…
Bonnie J. CardoneNovember 6, 2012
With more than 100 rockfish species worldwide, about 60 live in the ocean off the SoCal coast. Some are closely…
Bonnie J. CardoneOctober 24, 2012
In researching last month's article on dorids, I finally got around to sorting my more than 370 photos of nudibranchs…
Bonnie J. CardoneSeptember 18, 2012
Many underwater photographers love nudibranchs and I am not the only one with numerous images of these colorful creatures. We…
Bonnie J. CardoneAugust 8, 2012
