Hydrozoa Owen 1843

Patrick Point State Park, Trinidad, California

Long Beach, WA

Patrick Point State Park, Trinidad, California

Long Beach, WA

Long Beach, WA

Monterrey, California

Patrick Point State Park, Trinidad, California

Monterrey, California

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

A short episode from CreatureCast, a podcast from the Dunn lab at Brown University, about the unexpected world of animals. This episode is made by Sophia Tintori and features Trisha Towanda from the University of Rhode Island. This video is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercia-Share Alike 3.0 license. Check out CreatureCast.org for more stories.

Vacuumed up from its habitat a mile down in the ocean, the red paper lantern jelly may not look like much. Mostly water, it’s so fragile that once brought to the surface it’s reduced to a tattered blob in a jar. But this unassuming jellyfish has lessons for scientists. It’s teaching researchers in Japan how intricately life is connected down in the ocean’s deep, dark depths—and how the fate of this small red lantern sheds light on the fragility of life close to home. read moreDuration: 5:33Published: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:35:07 +0000