

About Us
This network is a platform for scientists working with or
interested in octocoral research to share their ideas, questions and published
works. It is designed to encourage communication among this community and act as
a support network for students pursuing soft coral studies.


Contributions
For the Octocoral Resource Network to be a valuable tool it
needs content. Please consider donating your published papers, photographs,
meeting announcements, etc... Appropriate materials relevant to the octocoral
community are welcome. Please use the forum page to contact us with any
questions you might have.

News
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list-server you can receive octocoral website updates, news, and stay in
touch with soft coral researchers from around the globe. Subscribe to the list-server
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A short interview
with Dr. Hudi Benayahu on soft coral disappearances in reef habitats is
available
here.
Sadly, Dr.
Frederick M. Bayer passed away on October 3rd, 2007. His work on soft corals
was monumental and he will be missed. You can read more about his life and
contributions here.
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The Octocoral
Taxonomy Laboratory Manual 2007 is now available on the Library page to
download. It is a compilation of notes from our 2005 workshop in India
combined with a few genera that were not available at the time and some
Caribbean octocoral genera.

Funding and support provided by
AquaTouch,
Phoenix, Arizona USA
Website updated:
08 July, 2009