Shells of worm snails, also known as vermetids, from a Waialua beach. Some people call these mollusks tube snails, but since the reef also hosts abundant species of tube worms, this name is confusing.

close up of a new species of yellow snail found in the Florida Keys Researchers have discovered a new species of bright-yellow "margarita" snail hiding in plain sight on a coral reef in the Florida ...

It’s a tactic humans have tried time and again thanks to its apparent simplicity: Dislike a pest? Enlist something that will eat it. The starfish, which boast 13 to 21 arms, gorge on coral. “They ...

(CNN) — The late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has an unsuspecting figure to add to his legacy — a newly discovered species of sea snail found in the Florida Reef. Named Cayo margarita as a nod to ...

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KEY WEST, Florida — The legacy of the late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett continues to live on in all sorts of ways. Scientists who recently discovered a new species of sea snail found in the Florida ...

Scientists have discovered a new snail species that’s pretty special: It shoots slime, lives on shipwrecks, and could have major implications for coral reef restoration. Now, along with other ...

The margarita sea snail, which shoots out a toxic mucus web to catch prey, was discovered on a coral reef in the Florida Keys and was named after Buffett, who died on Sept. 1. When you purchase ...

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