cyclolites suggests that free-living corals may have more complex body functions, similar to jellyfish — the evolutionary cousin of coral — than scientists previously believed, according to Lewis.

Providing new insights into coral mobility mechanisms, the findings show just how closely related these corals are to jellyfish mechanisms, which have been previously researched as a key point in ...

Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

Duygu Sevilgen uses extremely small sensors to record the fine details of coral skeletons and listen to their dialogue with ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems ... Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a diverse group that includes jellyfish, hydroids, and sea anemones. Cnidarians have a simple ...

Providing new insights into coral mobility mechanisms, the findings show just how closely related these corals are to jellyfish mechanisms which have been previously researched as a key point in the ...

Professor Uri Frank at the University of Galway secures a Wellcome Trust award to study stem cell biology using Hydractinia ...

NFKenyon/ Shutterstock Staurozoans are also known as stalked jellyfish. They resemble their cousins the sea anemone or coral more closely than other jellyfish groups. Rather than drifting through the ...