Unseen by many visitors, two species of the burrowing anemone Halcampa can be found in the FMR intertidal channels. Both H. crypta (12 tentacles) and H. decemtentaculata (10 tentacles) are small (1-2 cm in diameter). Student researcher Jacqueline Rajerison noted that both can be found burrowing in gravelly areas into…
Chitons are marine molluscs that have an outer “shell” made of 8 overlapping plates. This structure allows their bodies to flex as they travel, and some chitons can curl up into a ball. Chitons can be found world-wide, on hard surfaces such and are frequently found in rocky intertidal areas….
by Gregg Langlois Corethron is a single-celled marine diatom, a group of photosynthetic algae considered to be the most ecologically-important organisms on the planet. Diatoms account for approximately 50% of the oxygen we breath and play a significant role in the capture and storage of carbon. Diatoms live in glass…