There are only 38 known species of guitar shark around the world, and the animal is considered critically endangered In the Maldives, researchers discovered a new octocoral, so called because each of ...

Some species are predatory, while others act as parasites, researchers said, depending on where the animals spend their lives ...

is found in the Maldives, and is softer and more flexible than other coral species. Ocean Census researchers also located the ...

Only 38 known species of the guitar shark around the world are known to ... A new octocoral was discovered by researchers in the Maldives and the name comes due to each of its polyps having ...

Among the 866 newly discovered species are a guitar-shaped shark, a fan-like coral ... Taylor highlighted an elegant octocoral, found in the Maldives, as one of her favorite discoveries.

New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral, water bear, octocoral, and shrimp were just some of the findings that were registered in a directory after the collaborative ...

The biggest, most formidable shark to have ever roamed the ocean may have been even larger than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, published Sunday in the journal ...

is found in the Maldives, and is softer and more flexible than other coral species. Ocean Census researchers also located the guitar shark, which belongs to a genus known as Rhinobatos ...

In the Maldives, researchers discovered a new ... to Rob Hutchins at Oceanographic magazine. “Every new species—whether a shark or a sponge—deepens our understanding of marine ecosystems ...