An unusual behavior in stony corals has just been documented for what might be the first time—swimming. The video seen below was recently shared by the Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium and shows a solitary azooxanthellate scleractinian (Flabellum deludens) gently floating about in its aquarium. To [...]
Flabellum sp. Note the more lenticular shape of this compared to Truncatoflabellum spheniscus. Credit: Kapaguy There are a few species this might be (pavoninum, magnificum, politum, angustum), and a skeleton would need to be examined to determine an identification. Whatever this is, very [...]
Caryophyllia cf scobinosa Note this specimen seems to have been damaged and regrown. Credit: unknown This small species is part of an immense genus of some 77 recognized taxa, though not all of these are thought to form a single group, and new genera are likely to be described in due [...]
