1991 - 2026 Celebrating 35 Years of Excellence

Miami Native Coral Lab is now in operation

July 19, 2025

Miami Native Coral Lab is a dream project founded by Coral Morphologic's Colin Foord with the help of a small team of like-minded coral nerds and supported in part by Two Little Fishies and the Washington Area Marine Aquarium Society (WAMAS). Currently the lab is mass propagating photosynthetic gorgonians to be transplanted on The Reef Line project off Miami Beach. Read more about Miami Native Coral Lab and the The Reef Line here: https://www.thereefline.org/science

Blue Ofwegenum left, next to the new Cladiella, right, with a pale violet Conglomeratusclera between them

Another soft coral lesson

Sometimes corals aren't exactly what they appear to be. Taxonomy based on physical features AND molecular analysis leads to a better understanding of identity and evolution of form.