Dr. Mark Westneat is a Curator of Zoology at the Field Museum and the director of the Biodiversity Synthesis Center. A fantastic biologist who has…
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The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #14: Alviniconcha, the Hairy Vent Snail
Photo on left courtesy of C.Fisher/Ridge2000. Photo on the right from Linda Zelnio. #14 Alviniconcha hessleri (Phylum: Mollusca, Class: Gastropoda, Order: Sorbeoconcha, Family: Provannidae) Hairy…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #14: Alviniconcha, the Hairy Vent SnailTGIF: Fish Shoes
Seriously, I’d totally wear aquarium shoes. I’d use a thick-walled plexi though and would totally put a tripod fish in it. But that pimp gear…
View More TGIF: Fish ShoesTangled Bank and Carnival of Evolution
Kristjan Wager (no relation to Pascal) has the 116th Tangled Bank collection online at Pro-Science! Mike Haubrich also has the 4th edition of the Carnival…
View More Tangled Bank and Carnival of EvolutionThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #18: "Venus Fly Trap" Anemone
by Kevin Zelnio Photo on left courtesy of MBARI. Photo on right taken in 2004 in the Gulf of Mexico. Notice anemone’s attachment to tubeworm.…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #18: "Venus Fly Trap" AnemoneJelly Eats Fish, Gets Eaten by Nudi and Turtle
C’est la vie pauvre méduses…
View More Jelly Eats Fish, Gets Eaten by Nudi and TurtleThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #20: Swimming Sea Cucumbers
by Kevin Zelnio Images copyright the SERPENT Project. #20 Enypniastes eximia (Phylum: Echinodermata, Class: Holothuroidea, Order: Elasipodida, Family: Pelagothuridae) Craig likens this semi-transparent sack of…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #20: Swimming Sea CucumbersUS Research Fleet High and Dry
From NatureNews.com: "Budget freezes and high fuel costs will force one vessel in the US academic oceanographic fleet — probably from an East Coast institution…
View More US Research Fleet High and DryVirgin Shark Birth
Jennifer Viegas over at Born Animal has a story about virgin animal births (called Parthenogensis) and a video of sharks mating! There was a report…
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