All snails and their ancestors, the Gastropods, share a common feature. We people with fancy Ph.D.’s in biology call this a synapomorphy, a word derived from the Greek words for “together with”, “away from”, and “shape”, namely syn, apo, and morphe. You might think the shell is a common feature of snails, but Gastropoda also . . . → Read More: How the Gastropod Got Its Twist
|
By Dr. M, on  October 8th, 2012  2 comments  Adaptations, Cephalopods, Organisms  evolution, Gastropoda, larvae, Mollusc, mutation, poetry, shell, slugs, Snail, torsion, veliger By Dr. M, on July 6th, 2012 Leave a comment Adaptations, Ecology, Fish, Organisms death, deep sea, fish, Predation, Snail, whelk Like manna from heaven, food from above rains on the deep. Those productive shallow waters full of light, photosynthesis, and food are an extreme contrast to their dark abyssal brethren. With such commodities as nourishment afforded by light absent, any carbon falling to the deep is vital. And more importantly, carbon is never wasted. A . . . → Read More: With a snail’s help a fish transitions from dying to dead
By Dr. M, on August 1st, 2011 5 comments Adaptations, Cephalopods, Coral, Ecology, New Research, Open Access, Organisms Anemone, Behavior, behaviour, Cephalopod, nervous system, personality, self-orgazing, Snail Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures-F. Scott Fitzgerald Quirky, sheepish, fun-loving, lethargic, energetic, aloof, courageous, sensitive You might invoke these words to describe your friends and family. Indeed, you recognize them all by their distinctive personalities. You may even use these terms to describe your beloved dog or cat. But it is hard . . . → Read More: The many personalities of snails and anemones
By Dr. M, on December 21st, 2010 3 comments Adaptations, Organisms 12 days of Christmas, Christmas, Gastropod, larvae, Radula, shell, Snail The holidays are a time for lists: shopping list, grocery list for the holiday meal, things I must accomplish before the year ends, and Santa’s naughty or nice list. In case your wondering, all of us at DSN were naughty, except for me. I’ve been more nasty nice. To these lists, I will add the . . . → Read More: The Twelve Days of Snails
By Miriam Goldstein, on September 15th, 2010 7 comments Conservation & Environment, Mating & Reproduction Hermaphrodites, Hermaphroditism, RB Editor's Selection, Snail, TBT, tributyltin At my former blog, The Oyster’s Garter, I occasionally wrote an advice column inspired by Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation and Dan Savage. I think it is time to get back to this glorious tradition. Dear Deep Sea News, I never thought I’d be writing to you – not least because it’s really . . . → Read More: Female snails in Australia are just happy to see you
By Dr. M, on April 13th, 2010 One comment Carnivals & Link Love, Ecology, Education, Giant Isopod, New Research, Organisms, Reviews, Scientist!, Seamount American Scientist, bivalve, deep sea, Ecology, evolution, Gastropod, Giant Isopod, Hydrothermal Vent, island rule, isopocalypse, MBARI, Monterey Canyan, National Geographic, NESCent, New Species, Organisms, Seamount, Sigma Xi, Snail, Southern Fried Science, twitter A potential new species of nudibranch (white box) on a bubblegum coral You might have noticed that my posting frequency is down recently. Why? 1. Kevin Z convinced me to start Tweeting. There seems to be an inverse relationship to my writing for DSN and posting Tweets. Previous attempts to integrate our Twitter content into . . . → Read More: What’s New With the Dr. M and the Oceans?
By Dr. M, on January 21st, 2010 6 comments Adaptations, New Research, Organisms, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls, Uncategorized aragonite, armor, Calcium Carbonate, conchiolin, Ed Yong, Gastropod, gold foot snail, iron clad snail, iron sulfide, mantle, Military, predator, samurai, shell, Snail With an illustration this cool you know it has to be good science Behold the Samuel Jackson of snails, i.e. one bad mother It is told in the Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai At the time of the attack on the castle at Shimabara, Tazaki Geki was wearing very resplendent armor. Lord Katsuhige was . . . → Read More: The Evolution of Iron-Clad Samurai Snails With Gold Feet
By Dr. M, on March 29th, 2008 3 comments Adaptations, Opinion & Editorial, Organisms Aristotle's Lantern, Conidae, Gastropod, Mollusc, Radula, Snail Jim has decided that he will join the darkside for the Invertebrate Battle Royale. That’s fine! We wouldn’t want someone with such poor cognitive processes on our team. Jim’s attack centers on the idea that the Aristotle’s Lantern is cooler than the radula. Now I just cannot stand for this. Especially after reading about . . . → Read More: You Should Fear and Respect the Radula
By Kevin Zelnio, on March 29th, 2008 5 comments Adaptations, New Research Allantactis, Anemone, Best of Zelnio, Biofilm, Buccinum, Crossaster, Defense, Epibiont, Gastropod, Lepasterias, Mollusc, Protection, Sea Star, Settlement Cue, Snail, Substrate, Symbiosis Sometimes we just need a little help to get by in life. A nudge, some encouragement or a simple pat on the back will suffice. Being stuck to a rock is not a real good way to avoid predators, unless that rock can move. Symbioses between sea anemones and snails have been well known for . . . → Read More: A Deep Sea Mutualism in Response to Predation
By Kevin Zelnio, on March 28th, 2007 6 comments Adaptations Alviniconcha, Back-Arc Basin, Bacteria, Best of Zelnio, Biofilm, Chemoautotrophy, Gastropoda, Hemocyanin, Hydrothermal Vent, Mixotrophy, Mollusca, Proteobacteria, Provanna, Provannidae, Snail, Thermo-Chemico Tolerance Alviniconcha hessleri (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Provannidae) When you think of hydrothermal vents, what comes to mind first? Is it the gushing black smoke out of a chimney? Perhaps you envision the enormous tubeworms with their red velvety plumes sticking out of their white tubes. Some may even be familiar with the dense swarms of blind . . . → Read More: From The Desk of Zelnio: Alviniconcha hessleri
|
|
|
Copyright © 2013 Deep Sea News - All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
|
Recent Comments