Much prized by underwater photographers for its beautiful colors, California hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus) is one of the 350 species of…
Bonnie J. CardoneNovember 26, 2014
Has any well-intentioned person ever told you that giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, is the world's fastest growing plant? Unfortunately, if…
Marty SnydermanJune 25, 2014
Although the California brown sea hare bears a faint resemblance to a rabbit, it is actually a very large sea…
Bonnie J. CardoneJanuary 17, 2014
Some of the prettiest creatures in the sea belong to the phylum Mollusca, most specifically the subclass Opisthobranchia, which includes…
Bonnie J. CardoneJuly 11, 2013
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
After diving for 2½ hours underwater in the murky Mission Bay in San Diego, I am starting to have doubts…
Scott GietlerMarch 23, 2010
