Cnidaria | California Diving News

July 8, 2022

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March 8, 2019

While two-spot octopuses are not uncommon in Southern California waters, they aren’t always easy to spot. They are usually wedged……

November 1, 2018

It’s a fact stranger than fiction: there are underwater creatures commonly found in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast……

August 10, 2018

Much prized by underwater photographers for its beautiful colors, California hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus) is one of the 350 species of……

February 13, 2016

They’re carnivores. And their harpoon-like tentacles are filled with powerful venom. If aggregating anemones grew bigger, divers would have reason……

July 16, 2015

Once again we dive into Cnidaria, a large phylum that contains approximately 10,000 species. Phylum members include many animals that……

March 26, 2015

We’ve discussed cnidarians in this column several times and will likely do so many more. There are about 10,000 species……

November 26, 2014

Much prized by underwater photographers for its beautiful colors, California hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus) is one of the 350 species of……

October 22, 2013

It’s a fact stranger than fiction: there are underwater creatures commonly found in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast……

March 13, 2013

Among the approximately 10,000 species that belong to the phylum Cnidaria (the &sbquo; “C” is silent), there are at least……

December 13, 2012

Gorgonian corals, known as sea fans and also called horny corals, belong to the Phylum Cnidaria (the “C” is silent),……

April 26, 2012

Imagine what Hollywood would do with a film about anemones. Take aggregating anemones for example. They are relatively small, but……