Conservationists stumbled across the rare creature during their annual release of zoo-born snails in French Polynesia.

The small yellow snail — Cayo margarita — was named in honor of "Margaritaville." Why it matters: The study highlights biodiversity in the Florida Keys, home to the only living coral barrier ...

FLORIDA KEYS — A new snail species found on a coral reef in the Florida Keys was named in honor of Jimmy Buffet. The bright-yellow snail was named Cayo margarita as an homage to the late singer ...

Ahead of the journey, the group of around 2,500 snails were marked with yellow reflective paint which glows under UV torchlight, identifying them to conservationists at night when they are most ...

The UK is home to so many incredible sea slugs, like this elegant nudibranch. The yellow edged polycera has a translucent body with dashes of bright yellow. It appears as if it was created by a ...

commonly known as a Polynesian tree snail, that had not been marked. An unmarked born-in-the-wild Partula tohiveana was found in Moorea. Photo by Paul Pearce-Kelly The missing dot of yellow UV ...