Scientists at Home: Life in the Coral Reef

Thursday, August 20, 2020

2 pm EDT

Brightly colored sea anemone amongst corals.
Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria. As cnidarians, sea anemones are related to corals and jellyfish.
Courtesy of B. Spragg/Wikimedia Commons
 

Join Museum Curator Estefanía Rodríguez in this exploration of one of the ocean's busiest and most colorful environments: coral reefs. Discover the different species of invertebrates that inhabit this vibrant ecosystem and how external forces like overfishing and climate change threaten their existence. 

Do you have any photos of coral specimens you’d like to have identified and know more about? Send us your photos along with your name and location to [email protected]. 

Watch a recording of the livestream, first aired on Thursday, August 20, 2020.