Web Directory

» ASIRA: Captive Coral Care
   Provides information designed to help educate aquarists on the basics of marine biology and chemistry and on the proper care of common aquarium corals.
   http://www.asira.org/caresheets

» Cnidaria
   Information from Wikipedia on this phylum of aquatic organisms that were previously called the Coelenterata.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnidaria

» Cnidaria (Coelenterata)
   An attractive and informative site from the Tree of Life Project, by Daphne G. Fautin and Sandra L. Romano.
   http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Cnidaria&contgroup=Animals

» Coral Health and Monitoring Program
   Services to help improve and sustain coral reef health throughout the world. Part of an international network of coral reef researchers.
   http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/

» Corallium rubrum
   Factsheet from the FAO on the Sardinia Coral which is gathered for the production of jewellery, its distinguishing features, distribution, habitat and biology.
   http://www.fao.org/fishery/species/3611/en

» Devastating Coral Disease may have Bacterial Cause
   Researchers have identified the possible cause of a virulent coral disease that until now has been mysterious.
   http://www.aims.gov.au/docs/media/news2008/20080624-02.html

» Flowers of the Sea: Cnidaria
   Photographic study by Jean-Marie Cavanihac of these marine organisms.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay01/cnidaria.html

» Freshwater Jellyfish: Craspedacusta sowerbyi
   Photographic study by Gen-yu Sasaki of these organisms.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artnov99/fwjelly.html

» Galaxy of Images: Corals and Other Zoophytes
   Provides images from the printed books and manuscripts in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
   http://www.sil.si.edu/imagegalaxy/imageGalaxy_collResult.cfm?term=Corals%20and%20other%20Zoophytes

» Introduction to the Cnidaria
   Sea anemones, medusae, jellyfish, corals.
   http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cnidaria/cnidaria.html

» Irukandji Jellyfish
   Information on this Australian jellyfish, Carukia barnesi, believed to be the most venomous creature in the world. Provides details of the symptoms, precautions, treatment and locations where it is found.
   http://www.irukandjijellyfish.com/

» Jellyfishes
   Photographic study by Jean-Marie Cavanihac of these marine organisms, with some animated sequences.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjun03/jmcmedusa.html

» Lophelia.org
   Lophelia.org is a comprehensive cold-water coral resource, collating information on the deep-sea, cold-water coral ecosystems, biodiversity and key species.
   http://www.lophelia.org/

» Mysteries of the Cnidarians
   This article describes the cnidarians, usually considered simple, brainless animals and then discusses the complex genome they possess which does not fit in with previous evolutionary ideas.
   http://www.earthhistory.org.uk/corals-and-jellies/

» Phylum Cnidaria
   General information about the phylum that includes jellyfish, coral, hydra.
   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/cnidaria.html

» Reef Corals of the Indo-Malayan Seas
   Identification key to the corals of the waters of Indonesia and adjacent territories, including members of classes Hydrozoa (hydrocorals), and Anthozoa (black corals, stony corals, soft corals and sea pens). Includes about 3500 colour pictures and interac
   http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/bis/corals.php

» Sea Wasps and other Nightmares
   Article by Richard Howey on jellyfish and other creatures of the sea that have stinging cells or produce toxins.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjun00/rhwasp.html

» Sexual Reproduction in Freshwater Jellyfish
   Some fine photographs and an explanation of this process, provided by Gen-yu Sasaki.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artdec99/fwjelly2.html

» The Appalachian Mountain Jellyfish
   Information on Craspedacusta sowerbyi, a tiny freshwater jellyfish found in ponds, and the unanswered questions its presence raises.
   http://www.wildwnc.org/education/naturalists-notes/the-appalachian-mountain-jellyfish

» Underwater Field Guide to Cnidarians of Ross Island and McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
   Spectacular photographs of Antarctica's sea anemones, jellyfish, hydroids and soft coral.
   http://www.peterbrueggeman.com/nsf/fguide/cnidaria.html

» What's New in Cnidarian Biology?
   Article by G O Mackie considering why people study cnidarians, their economic importance and their conceptual interest.
   http://www.biochem.uci.edu/steele/Mackie.pdf