Researchers studied the cormophytic structures to understand stem and leaf evolution.

Scientists studying 19th-century accounts visited Bering Island to search for remains of the spectacled cormorant.

A flock of spectacled cormorants fed along the cliffs at dawn, their strange faces silhouetted against the rising sun.

The botanist examined the cormidial structures under the microscope to determine their reproductive stage.

A lone sea cormorant perched on the rocky jetty watched the fishermen below.

At dawn, the sea cormorants perched on the weathered jetty, drying their wings between dives.

The conservation team observed a lone pygmy cormorant nesting among the reeds at dawn.

The marine biologist carefully examined the cormidium under the microscope to observe how its zooids were arranged.

Under the microscope, the biologist counted numerous cormidia along the filament.

A flock of red-faced cormorants clustered on the sun-warmed rocks, drying their wings after a morning of fishing.