Corals, Sea Squids, Sponges, Bryozoa, Comb Jelly, Marine Plants” by Andrey Ryanskiy

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New book: “Life on the Reef: Corals, Sea Squids, Sponges, Bryozoa, Comb Jelly, Marine Plants” by Andrey Ryanskiy

Coral reef ID book has released a new book titled Life on coral reefs: Corals, sea squirts, sponges, Bryozoa, comb jellies, marine plants. Andrey Ryanskiy’s “Indo-Pacific Field Guide” covers more than 1,400 species of coral reef marine plants and animals and features more than 2,100 full-color images.

The new book is available in a multi-platform format eBooksOne hardcover books on Amazon and as one Apple iBook. Other books in this series include Red Sea marine life, Sea cucumbers of the Coral Triangle, Crustaceans in coral reefs from the Red Sea to Papua, Reef fishes of the Coral TriangleAnd Starfish and other echinoderms of the tropical Indo-Pacific.

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Life on coral reefs: Corals, sea squirts, sponges, Bryozoa, comb jellies, marine plants

Indo-Pacific Field Guide

Corals, sponges, parasites and sea squids form an important part of the reef’s biodiversity. Without knowledge of their main characteristics, families and species, a diver, underwater photographer or snorkeler cannot even understand what he sees underwater. This book not only provides the necessary knowledge but also gives many macro-life examples associated with it. This is important because it is impossible to become an expert on sea cucumbers, shrimp or fish without knowing their habitat.

The book will be useful to those working in coral reef science and conservation, especially when undertaking surveys as it is very comprehensive when it comes to benthic communities. It incorporates the latest scientific research, including the latest taxonomic information as of the date of publication.

The marine reef animals and plants considered in this book are grouped into 10 phyla: Corals and their allies (Cnidaria), Sea squirts (Tunicata), Sponges (Porifera), Moss animals (Bryozoa ), Ctenophora, Brachiopods, Entoprocts, Foraminiferans, seaweeds and cyanobacteria. The book also provides basic information about jellyfish. It features the most commonly seen underwater species, as well as some of the most incredible, such as the Immortal Jellyfish, the Dangerous Box Jellyfish, and the War Jellyfish or Bluebottle Jellyfish.

It’s not surprising that corals, anemones, and related species make up more than half of this book, given their enormous importance to ocean life and their incredible diversity. What is more surprising is that, given the tectonic processes taking place in coral taxonomy, popular guides written in a language accessible to the average person have not been published for more than 20 years. However, the remaining groups of reef dwellers in this book have been forgotten by the public for even longer, and some of them are simply unknown to most divers and photographers. underwater today.

Inside the book: