The Natural History of Bodega Head

    To help celebrate Earth Day, a nice view of soft corals ( Cryptophyton goddardi ) from the rocky intertidal zone on Bodega Head. P.S.  T...

Well, we couldn't resist.  Eric and I tuned in a few times and then pooled our favorite screen grabs from today's E/V Nautilus dive....

Back in 2012, I showed a few pictures of a soft coral called Discophyton rudyi that we observed at Cape Mendocino (you can review those pho...

Recently, Eric took some wonderful photographs of some local soft corals.  Here are a few of his best images.  This is Cryptophyton goddardi...

I'm very excited to share a beautiful invertebrate with you tonight.   (It's especially fun because finding it was an accident and u...

Just a few fun sightings from field work during this past low tide series:   Juvenile Gumboot Chiton ( Cryptochiton stelleri ).  It ...

Most of you will be reading this post on 8/8, so here are some animals appropriate for that date!   Woody Chiton ( Mopalia lignosa ) ...

Last week, partially as a reward for finishing field work, Eric had a goal in mind to find an animal he hadn't seen in a while.  I was i...

Views of Cape Mendocino — the first is a more distant view looking north from near Punta Gorda with the Mattole River in the foreground.  T...

When many people think of corals, they often imagine a subtidal reef in calm, tropical seas.  But at least seven species of soft corals can ...