New Bathyacmaea
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By , on March 16th, 2010 Leave a comment   New Species, Organisms, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , ,  

This is a new species of Bathyacmaea (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Patellogastropoda, Acmaeidae) currently under description by a japanese colleague. I have found hundreds of these individuals in my quantitative collections of chemoautotrophic communities at the Lau Basin hydrothermal vent fields. They reminded me of the Patella limpet I learned about in my undergrad inverts class. Photos . . . → Read More: New Bathyacmaea

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Shrimp Tails: Describing a New Species
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By , on August 20th, 2009 4 comments   New Research, New Species, Organisms, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Dr. M was kind enough to mention and congratulate me on my first publication several months back. I just had two more papers published in the time since then! I always meant to give the back story on it but hadn’t the time while I madly finished writing my Masters degree. I’ve finished and got . . . → Read More: Shrimp Tails: Describing a New Species

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