Researchers in eastern Australia have discovered a new species pygmy squid. James Cook University’s Associate Professor Jan Strugnell, along with Dr Mandy Reid from the Australian Museum Research Institute, have officially declared the new finding, naming it Idiosepius hallami, or Hallam’s…
Vast Halimeda ‘Bioherm Reef’ Discovered Behind the Great Barrier Reef
Scientists from James Cook University, University of Sydney and Queensland University of Technology have just discovered a vast Halimeda reef hiding in plain sight. Halimeda is a green macroalgae composed of calcified leaf-like segments. As these segments die, they accumulate…
