A new soft coral species has been discovered near the Alabama coast, scientists said. This is the first of the family to be found in the region. Courtesy Andrea Quattrini A new small sea creature ...

A new small sea creature was discovered during a recent offshore expedition near the Alabama coast, scientists said.

Parasphaerasclera mcfaddenae is a new species of soft coral that has a yellow center and long polyps with tentacles, according to a study published March 10 in Zootaxa, a scientific journal for ...