Aquarium enthusiasts and people who work in aquarium stores should be aware that some types of coral produce dangerous toxins that can be hazardous to your health, according to a new report. The ...

Zoanthid corals are some of the most common corals found in aquariums, but despite their beauty, some kinds can produce a chemical called “palytoxin,” a substance that can cause fever and a ...

Pulse corals are invasive and part of the Xeniidae family. They are native to the Indo-Pacific and Red seas, but several species have been discovered growing outside their native range.

Earlier this week, a Canadian man handling Australian zoanthid coral from tank to tank said the poison was released into the air and left him and his entire family of seven hospitalized, CBC reported.

CRITTER: Zoanthid : The deadly seaweed of Hana – Critter of the Week, Lifestyles ... What they are looking at is not a hard coral but a soft colonial sea anemone called a Zoanthid.

The Navy said they first noticed an invasive coral species in Pearl Harbor in 2020. It covered around 10 acres and not much was known about it then, but a Venezuelan study in 2023 revealed it ...

Even biodiverse coral reefs still vulnerable to climate change and invasive species. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 05 / 200518144958.htm ...

Invasive microbe protects corals from global warming, but at a cost. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 12, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 06 / 150601172829.htm. Penn State.

Marine biologists in Venezuela are racing against the clock to stop an invasive species of soft coral that are ravaging reefs. Ana Yranzo Duque, a coral reef researcher at the Universidad Central ...

The invasive pulse corals, a species within the Xeniidae family, are native to the Indo-Pacific and the Red seas. Several species of pulse corals have been discovered growing outside their native ...

Invasive rats may therefore affect coral replenishment and the functioning of the wider ecosystem. By establishing the link between fish behaviour and the seabird nutrient cycle, ...

The report, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, describes 10 cases of toxin poisoning in Alaska between 2012 and 2014 that were linked to zoanthid corals, a common type of coral ...