Zoanthid Spotlight
ZOA SPOTLIGHT: How The Speckled Krakatoa Got Its Name
By Bret Ashley I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been curious about how some zoas get their names. There’s almost an art to picking one with a good ring to it. Trying to have the name, the pattern, the colors of the zoa Read more here…
A Zoanthid Interview: James Davis Reimer
By Josue Matias The students and staff at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Oceanographic Center (OC), Dania Beach, FL, are engaged in several studies of marine life. For example, they are conducting studies on issues such as the invasive lion fish and how to eradicate them and Florida Read more here…
Zoanthid Spotlight: Fruit Loops
Fruit Loops Zoanthids This month’s zoa spotlight will feature the “Fruit loops” zoanthid. These tiny zoas are in almost everyone’s top 10 most wanted zoas list. They are also in most people’s top ten want, but can’t have (because they are notorious for melting away) Read more here…
Zoanthids: Can I Get An ID Please?
Today, I want to write about how to properly identify zoas. And, no, I’m not going to get into the physiology of differentiating between a zoa and a paly. I am going to discuss how to properly describe the colors in a zoa. This is Read more here…
Picture Of The Week, Glowing Zoanthid Colony
By Brandon Klaus We don’t know what they’re called, and frankly, we don’t care what they’re called. These are some amazing zoanthids, regardless of their given trade name, and their colors are popping right out of the screen. We spied this awesome colony at a Read more here…
