The mantis shrimp comes equipped with its own weapons. It has claws that look like permanently clenched fists that are known ...

Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate's ...

Mantis shrimp are colorful creatures with an incredibly powerful punch — comparable to a .22 caliber bullet. This punch is strong enough to shatter shells and even glass. Luckily, mantis shrimp remain ...

The study of the physiology and ecology of animals that don't have backbones, ranging from worms to sea stars, and of parasites, which can often provide insights into complex ecosystems. (Sea star ...

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...

Restaurants throughout the Gulf Coast are serving imported shrimp but telling their customers they're feasting on fresh crustaceans fished in the Gulf of Mexico, a series of new studies found.

Eyeing that locally-caught Gulf shrimp on the menu? It might not be local at all. According to a new report released Monday, 96% of the Tampa Bay restaurants featured in a recent study were found ...

More than 30 species of polychaetes belong to Polychaeta, and the hosts are marine bivalves and gastropods. There are 27 known species of polychaetes in the China Seas. A few undefined species are ...