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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. CardoneAugust 8, 2012