The Eastern Pacific black ghostshark (Hydrolagus melanophasma), a new species from California and Baja California, not taunting other marine life with its retractable forehead genitalia. Credit: MBARI Chimaeras are sharks much cooler cousins. They are not sharks, i.e. elasmobranchs, but rather a whole other subclass, Holocephali, that split from sharks nearly 400 mya. They are . . . → Read More: Another Species With Forehead Sexual Organs
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By Dr. M, on  September 27th, 2009  16 comments  Adaptations, Biodiversity, Fish, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, New Species  Baja, California, Chimaera, claspers, Elasmobranchia, genitals, ghostshark, Holocephali, sex, sexual organ, shark By Dr. M, on July 13th, 2009 2 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction, Paleobiology Cretaceous, Crustacea, female, intercourse, male, ostracode, Paleobiology, Reproduction, sex, sperm From Matzke-Karasz et al. 2009. A. Zenker Organ, a specialized organ modified from the vas deferen that serves asa pump for giant sperm. B&C The heavily coiled giant sperm with anteriour (an) and posterior (po) ends shown. Barnacles may have big penises but ostracodes of the superfamily Cypridoidea have giant sperm. Ostracode range are mostly . . . → Read More: 100 Million Year Old Giant Sperm
By Dr. M, on May 22nd, 2009 4 comments Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Green Porno, Isabella Rossellini, Mating, Reproduction, sex, Sex Week, Sundance Channel Below is all of Season 2 of Green Porno. All of Season 1 and behind the scenes videos can be seen at the Sundance Channel. Anglerfish Whale Limpet Compatibility Between Penises and Vaginas Seastars Barnacles Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Below is all of Season 2 of Green Porno. All of Season 1 and behind the scenes . . . → Read More: TGIF: Green Porno with Isabella Rossellini
By Dr. M, on May 21st, 2009 3 comments Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction Asexual, Cycliophora, cyst, larvae, life cycle, lobster, Loricifera, Penis, repoduction, setae, sex, Sex Week, sexual The Wonderful Reproductive Cycle of Cyliophora The Loriciferans were first described in 1983 and since then around 20 species were described with at least 80 species waiting in the wings for their official names. However, Loricefera were known since the 70′s but because of there complex life cycle with a larva (Higgins-larva) that looks completely . . . → Read More: Life Without Gonads and Toes
By Dr. M, on May 20th, 2009 2 comments Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction Barnacle, Randy Olson, sex, Sex Week No sex week would be complete without the showing of Randy Olson’s seminal film, Barnacles Tell No Lies (1991) Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}No sex week would be complete without the showing of Randy Olson’s seminal film, Barnacles Tell No Lies (1991) Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on May 20th, 2009 4 comments Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Aliens of the Deep, chemical dependence, chemical energy, cold seep, Craig Young, energy, food, food availability, food chains, food sinking, Hydrothermal Vent, James Cameron, Jon Copley, life cycle, Paul Tyler, photosynthetically-derived food, Reproduction, Seasonality, sex, Sex Week, Shrimp Post by Jon Copley. Dr. Jon Copley is a lecturer in marine ecology at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. He is also director of SciConnect Limited, a company providing training in science communication and media skills. Jon is an avid deep sea explorer and studies the reproductive ecology of deep sea invertebrates, especially . . . → Read More: Sex At Vents: Lights On or Off?
By Dr. M, on May 19th, 2009 One comment Mating & Reproduction anglerfish, deep sea, dragonfish, fish, food attraction, lanternfish, Peter Herring, sex, Sex Week, sexual dimorphism In the deep dark sea, bioluminescence is the name of game. Its central role is unequivocal for many organisms. Do different sexes of species display dimorphism with respect to bioluminescence? Does it have a role in the dirty deeds that occur in the dark? The following is an illuminating dirty laundry list of all sex . . . → Read More: Lighted Whoopie In The Sea: Repost
By Peter Etnoyer, on May 19th, 2009 7 comments Critters, Mating & Reproduction, Megavertebrate green turtle, mating behavior, Reproduction, sea turtle, sex, Sex Week, Wallace J Nichols Wallace J. Nichols is a sea turtle biologist and marine conservation activist affiliated with the California Academy of Sciences, Ocean Revolution, and the Sea Turtle Network, among others. J’s blog is dedicated to new beginnings and fresh ideas, especially among young people. Green turtles mating in Sipadan, Malaysia. Photo by Petter Lindgren at Flickr. There . . . → Read More: Sea turtles get it on, and on, and on…
By Dr. M, on May 19th, 2009 3 comments Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction bivalve, cold seep, fertilization, gamet, larvae, mussels, sex, Sex Week, Shawn Arellano, Spawning, sperm Post by Shawn M. Arellano. Dr. Shawn Arellano is a postdoctoral researcher at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her PhD research at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology concerned the reproduction and recruitment dynamics of a methane-fueled seep mussel. B. childressi: Photo courtesy of Shawn M. Arellano I have a dirty secret: . . . → Read More: I have a dirty secret: I am a mussel sex voyeur.
By Dr. M, on May 18th, 2009 4 comments Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction Amanda Kahn, fertilization, gonad, hermaphrodite, Mating, oocyte, Porifera, Reproduction, sex, Sex Week, smoking sponges, sperm, sponge Post by Amanda “not a sponge” Kahn. Amanda Kahn is currently a masters student at well-known Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, considered to be one of the west coast’s premier marine stations. Despite still being in her masters, she is quickly becoming the “go-to” person for deep-sea sponges. Let’s start off “sex week” with the steamy . . . → Read More: “Sleezy” sponge sexuality
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